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New cases of SARS-CoV-2 over the week of August 14-20 were up compared to the previous week, according to the weekly report by the National Public Health Organisation (EODY), published on Thursday.
Police officers on the island of Naxos announced on Thursday the arrest of six individuals over the alleged unauthorized use of coastal areas for business or private purposes.
Greece’s four biggest banks – Alpha, Eurobank, National and Piraeus – aim to boost their capital, even after accounting for the dividend they distribute over the next three years, and reduce their tax debt.
The Foreign Ministry released a statement on Thursday marking Ukraine’s Independence Day, stressing Greece’s support for its territorial integrity and sovereignty.
More than 120,000 hectares of land have burned across Greece in 2023 up until Wednesday according to the National Observatory of Athens’ Meteo.gr.
Property transactions are thriving, as official data show, and real estate professionals say that a great part of the growth is driven by foreign investors.
Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Thursday that there have been several attempts by arsonists to start new fires on Mount Parnitha, the largest forest bordering Athens, since Thursday morning , noting that fires started in several places at the same time.
The numerous out-of-control fires in many parts of Greece in recent days have turned the spotlight back on the enduring problems of the state machinery and failures to address them adequately.
Socialist opposition leader Nikos Androulakis on Thursday said the destruction caused by the wildfires that burned on the mountain range of Rhodope in Xanthi, northern Greece, the previous days caused a “biblical catastrophe”.