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Poll finds ND’s lead over SYRIZA slips to 2.9 points
A new opinion poll suggests ruling New Democracy’s lead over main opposition SYRIZA has narrowed, with 2.9 percentage points now separating the parties. The MRB poll for Open TV on voting intentions put New Democracy at 27.4% (down from 30.2%) and SYRIZA at 24.5% (up from 24.3%).
Remaining Covid measures to be lifted, health minister says
All remaining measures introduced to combat Covid-19 will be lifted except in public and private health facilities and nursing homes for the elderly, the Health Minister said on Tuesday.
EU urges members to deport more migrants ineligible to stay
The European Union on Tuesday urged its member countries to deport more people who enter Europe without authorization and who are not eligible to stay, saying that only around one in five would-be migrants who should be sent home actually is.
5.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off west coast of Crete
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck off the west coast of Crete on Tuesday evening, the National Observatory of Athens has said. The epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 6.36 p.m., was in an underwater area 98 kilometers southwest of Kythera. The focal depth was estimated at 14 kilometers.
EU to revamp power market, aiming to blunt price spikes
The European Commission is set to propose a revamp of Europe’s electricity market rules on Tuesday, aimed at expanding the use of fixed-price power contracts to shield consumers from severe price spikes like those experienced last year.
Aegean grounds flights on Thursday due to strike
Aegean Airlines and its subsidiary Olympic Air have canceled all scheduled domestic and international flights on Thursday following the decision of air-traffic controllers to join a 24-hour nationwide strike.
Cavusoglu confirms release of jailed Greek man to attend son’s funeral
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu confirmed in a phone call to Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias that authorities would allow the jailed father of a train driver killed in the Tempe train crash to be released from a Turkish prison so that he can attend his son’s funeral.
Resigned transport minister to appear before parliamentary panel on Tempe disaster
Former transport and infrastructure minister Konstantinos Karamanlis, who resigned in the aftermath of the deadly train collision in central Greece that left 57 people dead and scores injured, will appear before the parliament’s Institutions and Transparency Committee next Monday to testify about the accident and the state of the Greek railways.
Mitsotakis: restructuring of railways ‘a personal matter’
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told train company representatives that the restructuring of the country’s railways “is not just a universal demand of Greek society but is now also a personal matter for him.”