Unvaccinated health workers may return to work
A decision by the Council of State is paving the way for doctors and nurses employed in the public health system who were put on furlough for refusing mandatory vaccination for Covid to return to work.
Cabinet to meet on Friday
A meeting of cabinet ministers headed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is scheduled for Friday at the Maximos Mansion.
Greece to receive additional 1.9 bln euros for migration, EU VP says
Greece stands to receive additional funding of 1.9 billion euros for support in migration issues, European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas said after meeting with Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis on Thursday.
Call for participation in a preliminary consultation for the project “Purchase of amphibious firefighting aircrafts for the island complexes” on behalf of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection
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Canadian Embassy joins UN campaign for stopping gender-based violence
The Embassy of Canada in Greece on Thursday said that it will be joining International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by lighting up its chancery in orange, the official color of the United Nations’ campaign for raising awareness about gender-based violence.
Police raid Chios branch of Ark of the World
Police on the eastern Aegean island of Chios carried out a raid on Thursday on the local branch of the Ark of the World children’s charity, which is under investigation for abuse and other crimes.
President Sakellaropoulou visits 332 Air Force Squadron; briefed on Rafale aircraft potential
The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Thursday visited the 332 Air Force Fighter Squadron in Tanagra, Attica where the Hellenic Air Force’s Rafale aircraft are stationed.
Greece: Migrant boat had sailed from Libya with 483 people
Greek authorities say a dilapidated fishing boat crammed with migrants that was towed to port after losing steering in rough seas south of Crete was carrying a total of 483 people who had sailed from Libya.
PM: Islands’ sovereignty beyond dispute
The sovereignty of Greece’s islands is not up for discussion, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, amid recurring Turkish provocations in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Record heating oil applications
Beneficiaries of the heating allowance have posted a record number of applications in the 16 days that the online platform MyThermansi has been open.