Laboratory tests conducted on urban wastewater by the National Network of Sewage Epidemiology show a significant rise in the average viral load in nine out of 11 cities inspected from June 13-19 over the previous week.
Athens is hosting a Greek-UAE business forum on Wednesday and Thursday for which a delegation of more than 60 representatives of investment funds and companies from the United Arab Emirates will visit Greece, including many well-known names already active in the country.
The number of new coronavirus cases in Greece jumped to 12,537 in the 24 hours ending on Tuesday morning, a sharp increase from Monday’s 4,832.
Building permits will be issued without any inspections by a public authority, according to an Environment Ministry draft law. The law stipulates that permits will be issued automatically, under the responsibility of the engineer.
The 2nd Energizing Greece conference is taking place on Thursday, June 23, at Kastri Garden, Domotel Kastri, Athens, from 5 p.m.
European Union leaders aim to maintain pressure on Russia at their summit this week by committing to further work on sanctions, a draft document showed, with gold among assets that may be targeted in a possible next round of measures.
The flow of arrivals of migrants and refugees in the first five months of 2022 increased by 36 pct compared to a year earlier, while at the same time the number of resident asylum seekers shows a significant decrease compared to 2021, according to Migration and Asylum Ministry figures released Tuesday.
Divers working with Greece’s Culture Ministry bring up a marble statue base found during excavations of the Antikythera wreck off the southeast Peloponnese that took place May 23 to June 15.
The Earl and Countess of Wessex met Tuesday with the president of Cyprus as part of a three-day visit to the former British colony to underscore close bilateral ties and to meet soldiers serving with a UN peacekeeping force.
Turkey is now further away from the EU compared to what was happening a quarter of a century ago, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in an interview given to a small number of European newspapers, including Kathimerini.