Police officers detained several individuals after small-scale scuffles broke out in front of the Iranian Embassy in Athens on Tuesday after a group protesting the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini attempted to move towards the building and were pushed back by the police.
The three new Belharra frigates expected by the Hellenic Navy were given names on Tuesday during a meeting of the Supreme Naval Council. The new frigates, currently being constructed by French Naval Group in Lorient, will be named “Kimon,” “Nearchos,” and “Formion.”
The body of a man was discovered in the Pedion tou Areos park in central Athens on Tuesday afternoon. According to reports, a park employee notified police after noticing a body hanging from a tree.
The European Commission should set up an 80-billion-euro fund to deal with the fallout from high natural gas prices, proposed Environment & Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas to EU officials on Tuesday.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan in Yerevan on Tuesday and discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, co-operation within trilateral frameworks, and developments in the Caucasus and the East Mediterranean.
A very important expectation of the European Union is that Turkey respects the sovereignty of EU member-states and engages in solving all open issues in a spirit of good neighbourly relations, with respect for international law, European Commission spokesperson Peter Stano stressed on Tuesday.
Greek health authorities announced 44,775 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 for the week between September 19 and September 25 on Tuesday. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also announced 97 virus-related deaths over the same period. Additionally, at the end of the week there were 79 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units.
Responding to criticism about the long waiting lists for surgeries at the Agia Sophia Children’s Hospital in Athens, Health Minister Thanos Plevris said the problem was due to a shortage of anaesthetists, stressing that they will be transferred there from other hospitals for two months while efforts to recruit permanent staff will begin.
The Radisson Hotel Group is considering the expansion of its hotel portfolio in Greece from five to seven units, adding two in the center of Athens.