On Friday the Environment and Energy Ministry announced the extension of the period for purchases using coupons for new energy-efficient electrical appliances, through the “Recycle – Change Device” program (“Anakyklono-Allazo Syskevi”).
The plan to extend the tourist season beyond October to November and, under certain conditions, to the rest of the winter months, is taking shape, based on Greece’s growing international appeal and the lure of energy savings for Northern Europeans.
What is happening on the Greek border does not lend itself to frivolous political exploitation.
Greece is mourning the loss of its last truly international actress of stage and screen. Irene Papas died at the age of 96 on Wednesday at her home in the downtown Athens district of Plaka after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was justified in expressing his “happiness” in Parliament on Thursday, referring to a recent opinion poll which found that most Turks (64 percent) believe that there is no enmity between their country and Greece.
Two people were arrested and charged with disturbing the peace during scuffles between students and police forces at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki at noon on Friday.
The week ended in the Greek stock market with slight losses after a session dominated by the upcoming rebalancing of the Russel index.
Antigoni Drisbioti, who won two gold medals in the 2022 European Championships recently, is among the ten nominees for the title of women’s European Athlete of the Year awarded by the European Athletic Association.
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the country’s third largest city of Patras on Friday, according to a preliminary reading of the Geodynamics Institute of the Athens National Observatory.
Two Turkish ATR 72s and a drone violated Greek airspace on a total of 58 occasions on Friday, with two of these incidents involving overflights over Greek islands.