Health authorities closely monitoring measles cases
Health authorities are keeping a close eye on the recent cases of measles in the country among adults, amid outbreaks in Romania, France, the UK and Austria.
Greece’s housing crisis and the Golden Visa scheme
Over the past years Greece has seen a sharp increase in home prices and rents, with many talking about a housing crisis as Greeks are being priced out of the property market. This has put the spotlight on the Golden Visa scheme.
Much-needed flyover causing traffic nightmare in Thessaloniki
Despite the complaints about the traffic congestion caused by the construction of a flyover on a ring road in Thessaloniki, the Infrastructure Ministry has categorically rejected any possibility of suspending the project, as the inconvenience will be temporary and the benefits will be permanent. The project will create a passage for ambulances through a former…
Union slams ‘blatant lack of protection’ for disabled people after YouTuber arrest
Greece’s National Confederation of Disabled Persons (ESAMEA) denounced on Thursday the state’s “blatant lack of protection of vulnerable citizens,” following the arrest on Wednesday of a man for abusing disabled people on live streamed videos. “These behaviors are not human,” the confederation said in a statement. “The behavior and attitude of all those who watched…
Seven injured in clashes between protesting groups at Athens education rally
Seven people were injured on Thursday in fighting that broke out between groups of students outside the Propylea on Panepistimiou Street in central Athens, where an education-sector protest rally against the draft bill for founding non-state universities was underway.
Plan in the works to modernize resident permits mechanism
The Migration and Asylum Ministry is working on a draft law to modernize the administrative mechanism granting resident permits to legal migrants.
Main streets closed in Athens for rally against private universities
Streets in the center of Athens will be gradually closed off to traffic on Thursday as a protest march against the establishment of private universities got underway.
Dendias in London to discuss innovation ecosystem for defense
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias will travel to London on Thursday to meet with British officials, as well as academics and experts in defense technology, with a view to creating an innovation ecosystem for the Hellenic Armed Forces. During his visit to London, Dendias will also attend an event on the Greek language organized by the…
Athens Airport stock takes off from the first day of trading
The premiere of Athens International Airport on the Athens Stock Exchange on Wednesday came with a rise that was approximately at 15%.
4.3-magnitude tremor recorded off southern Greece
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake rattled Antikythera early Thursday morning, a small island on the edge of the Aegean Sea, lying between Crete and the Peloponnese. No damages were reported.