Greece reiterates call on citizens to leave Ukraine, avoid trips to country
Greece’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday reiterated its call on Greek citizens to avoid any travel to Ukraine and urged those who are still in the country to leave immediately.
Officer briefly detained in Peristeri shooting incident
An off-duty police officer was briefly detained on Monday night after shooting at a motorcycle whose driver had pointed a gun at him.
Elliniko house project to start in 2022
Construction on the 200-meter Riviera Tower residential high-rise, on the southern Athens coast of Elliniko, will begin by the end of the year, Lamda Development Managing Director Odysseas Athanasiou announced on Monday
Decongesting western Athens of freight terminals
A first step was taken on Monday to address the usual chaos at Elaionas, west of Athens city center, from where the majority of national freight transport is currently carried out.
Poverty rising again in Greece after pandemic, report says
A total of 29.5% of the total population (around 3,092,300 people) are simultaneously at risk of poverty or social exclusion, the Hellenic Antipoverty Network said on Monday in its annual report.
Another month with a primary budget surplus
Budget tax revenue exceeded targets by 13.7% or 4.902 billion euros in the January-September period, totaling €40.644 billion, the Finance Ministry said in a report on Monday.
Takeup for updated Covid vaccines lagging
Just two out of 10 people aged 60 years and older have had their second booster dose of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in Greece, according to Health Ministry data.
Employment in positive territory in January-September
The balance of employment flows was positive by 263,463 job positions in the January-September period, after a positive balance of 26,238 jobs in September, the Labor Ministry said in a report on Monday.
Human brain cells grow in rats, and feel what the rats feel
Scientists have successfully transplanted clusters of human neurons into the brains of newborn rats, a striking feat of biological engineering that may provide more realistic models for neurological conditions such as autism and serve as a way to restore injured brains.
New ‘Cyprus Made’ label unveiled
The new label and logo, “Cyprus made, Unique by origin,” were presented on Monday at the opening of the Industry Week fair by Energy, Commerce and Industry Minister Natasa Peilides.