Covid-19: 14,763 new cases, 51 deaths
Health authorities announced 14,763 new coronavirus infections for the 24-hour period ending 3 p.m. Friday, a 36% increase on Thursday’s figure of 10,858.
BoG: Economy is under threat
Inflation and nine other sources of internal risks are threatening the Greek economy, Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras told the central bank’s general meeting, reiterating the possibility of stagflation as “small but not negligible.”
Police arrest two men for assault on pro-Russian motorcade
Two men arrested by police on Friday in relation to an assault of a participant in a pro-Russian motorcade in Athens on Sunday, April 3, face charges of attempted murder, insulting the symbols of another state, racially motivated crime, damaging property, disobedience and violations of the law on weapons.
Trade deficit almost three times as high this February
The soaring prices of energy products and raw materials have resulted in the trebling of the trade deficit: Although exports posted a significant increase in February, mainly thanks to the rise in the price of fuel Greek enterprises sell abroad, imports that are always greater in absolute figures grew by almost three times as much.
EU forms team to start jointly buying non-Russian gas
The European Union has launched a platform for European Union countries to jointly buy gas and liquefied natural gas as they seek to cut reliance on Russian fuels and build a buffer against supply shocks.
Moderate quake rattles Thiva
A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Thiva in central Greece at 12.45 p.m. on Friday, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.
Greece gets 3.6 billion euros from European recovery fund
Greece has received a 3.6 billion euro ($3.9 billion) payment out of its allotted 30.5 billion from the European Union’s pandemic recovery fund.
Blair: ‘Democracies will rediscover a belief in their own system’
The future of democracy, particularly in a post-Ukraine-war world, was the main subject of a conversation between former prime minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair and Executive Editor of Kathimerini Alexis Papahelas at the Delphi Economic Forum on Friday.
Police seize weapons cache near Albania border
The Ioannina police department in northern Greece have launched an investigation after discovering a cache of weapons and explosives near the Albanian border.
Bulgaria, Romania gain access to DESFA LNG station in Revythoussa
Bulgaria and Romania requested and obtained access to the DESFA Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) station in Revythoussa off Athens, sources inside the Environment and Energy Ministry said on Friday.