Greece will hire an external adviser to review costs for a stalled project to build one of the world’s largest undersea power cable and link mainland Europe to Cyprus, the Greek energy minister said on Tuesday, as it seeks new investment.
The Regional Council of Thessaly has declared three days of mourning following the death of five workers in an explosion and fire that destroyed part of a biscuit factory in the central Greek city of Trikala the previous day.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis cited concerns over mass-vaccinations in a meeting on Tuesday at the Maximos Mansion, the official Athens residence of Greece’s prime ministers, as part of Greece’s response to the ongoing outbreak of goat and sheep pox.
On the domestic front, companies are dealing with a 38% reduction in household consumption seen over the past 20 years.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis emphasized the importance of preserving historical memory and remaining vigilant against racism, antisemitism and intolerance on the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
A prosecutor in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, launched a preliminary investigation on Tuesday into a labor accident that occurred while a crew of the local water utility EYATH where trying to restore supply in a downtown neighborhood on Sunday.
A 55-year-old man was arrested in a suburb of northern Athens on Tuesday after he allegedly stabbed his sister in the eye with the pen under unspecified circumstances.
Heavy rain, thunderstorms and localized hail are forecast for parts of Greece on Tuesday, with authorities placing Crete on a red alert mobilization, following an updated emergency weather bulletin.
A maintenance crew worker broke his leg on Sunday while trying to restore water supply in the centre of Thessaloniki, in northern Greece.