Schools will shut down on Monday and Tuesday in the Attica region – which includes the capital Athens – because of the unusually cold weather, and expected snowfall, that the storm “Elpis” (Hope) will bring.
New cases of the coronavirus decreased, as usual, Sunday, because of significantly less testing, but deaths rose, while intubations declined slightly, authorities announced.
Greece will emerge from its enhanced surveillance status as of this August, according to information and estimates from Greek and European sources.
An explosion was recorded outside a makeshift mosque in central Athens on Sunday afternoon. There are no reports of injuries but there have been material damages, including to two cars.
Two men were arrested on Saturday night near the northern city of Serres on charges of attempted rape and unlawful restraint. The two men were quickly identified by officers after the woman went to the police.
Education Minister Niki Kerameus has clarified on Sunday that schools will employ remote teaching if they are forced to remain closed due to the forecasted cold snap that will bring snow and gale-force winds to many parts of Greece.
The municipal council of Orestiada in northeastern Greece is convening Tuesday to discuss controversial plans by the government to expand a migrant reception and identification center on the outskirts of the border village of Fylakio.
The French Institute in Athens is holding a special tribute to Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos, 10 years to the day that the award-winning auteur was killed in a traffic accident on set for his last project, “The Other Sea.” The event, which will be held at the IFA’s Theo Angelopoulos Auditorium, will focus on his…
Greece will add two more liquefied natural gas terminals for storage and gasification, thereby strengthening its gas supply security and obtaining a strong role in transit by making the most of its strategic location and its new corridors for the supply of Europe and the Balkans.
Schools are expected to remain closed in Attica on Tuesday due to the incoming ‘Elpis’ weather front that is expected to bring snow and gale-force winds to Greece according to a statement by Attica Regional Governor George Patoulis on Sunday.