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Police in Athens detained over 50 people during a large-scale police operation launched on Tuesday morning in a run-down housing estate on Alexandras Avenue that is mostly in the hands of squatters.
A woman who suffered debilitating internal injuries, massive scarring to her face and body and emotional trauma in an acid attack in May 2020 has launched a foundation to support people with burns.
Journalist Kostas Vaxevanis, who published a series of lists with people who were allegedly wiretapped, testified for several hours before the two prosecutors handling the case on Tuesday.
Greece and Egypt signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the Fields of Aeronautics and Maritime Search & Rescue in Cairo on Tuesday.
Greek health authorities announced on Tuesday a total of 53,800 confirmed cases of Covid-19 for the period between November 14th and November 20th, of which 27% were reinfections. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also announced 147 virus-related deaths and 89 intubations.
The Appeals Prosecutor responsible for declarations of wealth, or “pothen esches” in Greek, submitted a motion on Tuesday for Parliament to retract the immunity of MP Andreas Patsis to allow him to face criminal charges over his financial statements.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday confirmed her backing of a statement by Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Antonio Tajani regarding Greece’s undisputed sovereignty over its islands in the Aegean, in reply to a question from the Athens-Macedonian News Agency. She also expressed her desire to cooperate with Greece on migration and refugee issues and…
Next year’s budget provides for tax breaks amounting to 4.2 billion euros, which may reach up to €5.2 billion depending on developments on energy and inflation.
A drifting vessel, with hundreds of migrants and refugees believed to be on board, arrived safely at a Cretan port on Tuesday, concluding a major rescue operation that had been underway since the morning.