Increase of 17% in budget of Social Tourism program
The Social Tourism program of state-subsidized holidays will be handing out 300,000 vouchers to beneficiaries and members of their family this year.
Covid-19: 18,214 new cases, 23 deaths
Greek health authorities reported 18,214 new cases of Covid-19 and 23 virus-related deaths on Saturday.
Al Fresco Screenings
The Athens Open-Air Film Festival is keeping film buffs in the capital and on the islands happy, showing Jean Gremillon’s 1943 drama “Lumiere d’ete” in the garden of the French Archaeological School.
Teen arrested over Metamorfosi attack
Police said on Saturday that a 13-year-old boy has been arrested and other young teen of 14 is being sought over their alleged membership in a gang of about 10 boys who are said to have attacked and used an iron first to beat a 17-year-old in the northern Athens suburb of Metamorfosi last week.
New pipeline from Greece to Bulgaria offsets Russian gas cut
The leaders of Greece and Bulgaria on Friday inaugurated a new pipeline that will supply natural gas from Azerbaijan to Bulgaria, whose vital supply of Russian gas was cut off in April amid the fallout over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
New wave ‘most contagious’
The latest wave of the coronavirus epidemic in Greece is the “most contagious yet,” according to Professor of Pulmonology and Vice President of the Hellenic Respiratory Society Nikos Tzanakis.
Fitch cuts Turkey’s debt ratings to ‘B’ from ‘B+’
Ratings agency Fitch downgraded Turkey’s debt rating to “B” from “B+” on Friday, citing increasing inflation and broad concerns about the economy, from a widening current account deficit to interventionist policies.
New tech to bring back ancient sculptures?
The Oxford-based Institute for Digital Archaeology has created a high-precision replica of a horse’s head from the Parthenon Marbles and is working on another of the Centauromachy metope, in a bid to convince the British Museum to return the originals to Greece.
Stiff penalties for convicted clerics
Clerics charged with serious offenses will have half their salary docked or will be completely removed from the payroll if they are convicted, according to a provision in a bill submitted by the Education Ministry, which Parliament started debating this week.
Election uncertainty in Greece amid rumors of snap polls
Kathimerini’s Tom Ellis joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the growing rumors that Greece is heading for early elections in the fall despite Prime Minister Mitsotakis moving to dismiss rumors of snap polls, and makes the case that this election uncertainty is damaging not only to the ruling party, but to the country.