Greek convoy from Mariupol reaches Dnipro
A convoy of 21 vehicles evacuating 82 Greek from Mariupol reached the city of Dnipro on Thursday and is now heading towards the city of Kirovohrad and the Moldavian border.
A convoy of 21 vehicles evacuating 82 Greek from Mariupol reached the city of Dnipro on Thursday and is now heading towards the city of Kirovohrad and the Moldavian border.
The daily briefing by Greek health authorities announced 15,783 new Covid-19 cases and 63 virus-related deaths on Thursday. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that there are currently 393 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units, down from Wednesday’s 399.
Greece is abolishing a requirement by vaccinated international travelers to fill in a detailed passenger form introduced as part of the measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus as the pandemic appeared to be waning in the country and ahead of this year’s tourist season.
Eight people in northern Greece were charged with drug trafficking on Thursday afternoon following the seizure of over 100 kilos of cocaine hidden in the warehouse of a fruit trading company based in the city of Veria.
The European Union will take additional steps against Russia if the situation on the ground in Ukraine deteriorates, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday.
Rescue crews pulled out 22 people out of a flooded private parking lot in the region of Iraklio, northern Crete, on Wednesday night, after a local river burst its banks following torrential rains in the wider area.
Sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine would gradually hit Moscow’s income from oil, despite not targeting Russian oil and gas exports directly, the EU’s energy policy chief said on Thursday.
At least 100 refugees arrived on Thursday morning at Greece’s border with Bulgaria in Promachonas as the war in Ukraine intensifies, a local news website reported.
This year’s Single Property Tax (ENFIA) will be reduced by 13% on average, compared to 2021, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras announced on Wednesday, with ministry sources saying the bill to that effect will be tabled in Parliament next week.
Police is continuing its investigation into the killings of two adults and their children who were found dead in their home in Andravida, a city in the region of Ilia, southern Greece, on Wednesday night.