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.
Rescue crews on Tuesday located the remains of the fifth – and last – employee who had been reported missing after a powerful explosion and fire tore through the Violanta biscuit factory in the central Greek city of Trikala on Monday, killing five workers.
The European Commission has recommended vaccination as a tool to address goat and sheep pox in Greece, Health Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said in Brussels, adding that national authorities are responsible for managing the problem.
An early-morning gas leak is the leading cause of a powerful explosion and fire that tore through the Violanta biscuit factory in the central Greek city of Trikala, killing five workers, according to initial findings by the fire service, which has ruled out sabotage.