Rural Development Minister Lefteris Avgenakis announced on Wednesday full compensation to the flood-stricken farmers in Thessaly for the lost livestock and ruined livestock facilities.
The auditing authorities identified cases in January-July where the money or part of the donation did not come through a bank.
The National Security Governmental Council (KYSEA) called an emergency meeting concerning the conflict in the Middle East on Thursday under the leadership of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, as was announced on Wednesday.
Member of Parliament Michalis Hourdakis stated on Wednesday that he is not going to hand over his Sailing for Freedom party parliamentary seat. Earlier on Wednesday, the leader of his political party, Zoi Konstantopoulou announced that Kourdakis would surrender his parliamentary seat.
Greece “welcomes the consensus that was reached after intense, thorough negotiations between the Republic of Cyprus and the UN Peacekeeping Force about the area north of Pyla,” said the Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry on Wednesday.
A fire broke out in a forest area in Nea Makri on Wednesday. Traffic has been blocked on Dionysos Avenue between Spanou Street and Dionysos Stadium.
Greece hopes to raise more than 5 billion euros ($5.29 billion) in 2024 from the sale of state assets including a stake in Athens airport and concession deals for two toll roads, a senior privatization official said on Wednesday.
In recent years, rent costs in Greece have risen at a much faster rate than salaries. According to a new global poll performed by the British company Online Mortgage Advisor, average workers in Athens currently need to spend 55.9% of their income to pay the rent for their home. In 2018, the proportion was 42.4%.
SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis on Wednesday unveiled the shadow cabinet of the left-wing opposition party.
The televised debate between the two mayoral candidates for Athens, the incumbent Kostas Bakoyiannis and Haris Doukas, is scheduled for Wednesday at 9.15 p.m. and will be broadcast on ERTNews and ERT1.