Heated shelters open for the homeless as temperatures drop
Two shelters for the homeless are open in Athens to accommodate vulnerable people trying to protect themselves from the cold that has gripped Greece.
Six arrested trying to take down wall in Athens university
Six people have been arrested by police on Wednesday evening in an ongoing operation at the Athens University of Economics and Business (ASOEE) in central Athens.
Ongoing pandemic measures to remain in effect until January 23
The Health Ministry officially announced on Wednesday that ongoing pandemic measures will remain in effect until January 23, an extension of a week.
Minister: Huge interest in Attica tourism
“Athens and the Attica region have huge potential for sustainable tourism development,” Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said late on Monday in an interview on Action24 TV.
The economic prospects for Greece and Europe in 2022
Yannis Palaiologos, Kathimerini’s Brussels correspondent, joins The Greek Current to discuss the key takeaways from his interview with Klaus Regling, the Managing Director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), and look at the economic prospects for Greece and Europe in 2022.
FM holds extensive call with Russian counterpart
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias spoke with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday, discussing the developments in the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Libya, and Syria.
Fourth dose approved for vulnerable
Greece’s National Vaccination Committee Tuesday approved the administration of a fourth dose of a coronavirus vaccine to immunocompromised people.
Protection plan against natural disasters
In response to the perennial challenges posed by bad weather to Greece’s power network, and amid the current Diomidis front sweeping the country, the government is launching an ambitious program to upgrade and replace overhead electricity cables with underground ones.
Resistance to vaccination mainly political, survey shows
Four in five Greeks have been inoculated against the coronavirus or have booked a vaccination appointment, according to a public survey published Wednesday, which also found that resistance to vaccination is mainly political.
Erdogan says will lower Turkish prices soon as possible
Turkey will bring prices down as soon as possible, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, after annual inflation soared above 36% in December due largely to a currency crisis brought on by his unorthodox low-rates policy.