New Crete archbishop enthroned
The new archbishop of Crete, Eugenios, was enthroned on Saturday at the metropolitan church of Agios Minas in the city of Iraklio.
The new archbishop of Crete, Eugenios, was enthroned on Saturday at the metropolitan church of Agios Minas in the city of Iraklio.
Greek authorities announced 16,023 new cases of coronavirus and 72 fatalities in the past 24 hours Saturday.
Online shopping continued to rise in Greece last year, with Eurostat data showing that 69% of internet users in this country performed at least one electronic purchase in the course of 2021, up from 59% in 2020, i.e. the first year of the pandemic.
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
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Stadiou Street, in the heart of downtown Athens, is getting a major facelift thanks to investments of more than 50 million euros by property companies, investors and hotel groups in the reconstruction, upgrade and operation of new hotel units.
Alexander the Great’s leadership skills are still studied today – among them, his insistence on leading from the front, on suffering with his troops and not exploiting the privileges of his position.
The Finance Ministry is re-examining its options for tax breaks, focusing on cuts to the value-added tax on food, according to comments by officials on Friday.
Greece’s population declined by 39,933 in 2020, as births continued to trail deaths and incoming migration dropped, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said in a recent report.
Rural Development and Food Minister Spilios Livanos announced seven new measures to support farmers, amounting to €170 million, in order to reduce production costs in the primary sector.