An Athens juvenile prosecutor on Thursday ordered a preliminary investigation into allegations that a physiotherapist hit and kicked a child in a centre for children with autism after a video of the incident surfaced.
Vital events of Greeks abroad such as births, marriages and deaths can now be registered by consulates directly to Greece’s civil registration system, cutting through red tape that once took months to complete, the Foreign and Digital Governance ministries announced on Thursday.
In what has become a worrisome trend for authorities, another case of teen gang violence in Athens, which led to the injury of a 13-year-old, was reported on Wednesday.
Greek health authorities announced 20,409 new coronavirus cases and 80 deaths on Thursday. The daily briefing by the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that there are currently 664 intubated patients across Greece.
Kostas Vaxevanis, a journalist and the publisher of Documento, has been accused of involvement in the Novartis case and summoned to appear before a Supreme Court special court investigator.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Thursday urged European Union governments to identify and address potential threats for the bloc in the eastern Mediterranean region.
Supermarket chains are calling on the government to reduce taxation on some basic food items in order to ease the burden on consumers.
Greek authorities have found the body of a woman believed to be the wife of an Iranian who drowned crossing a rain-swollen torrent, as the couple and several other migrants trekked through the hills of northern Greece to avoid police patrols.
World number one Novak Djokovic has been “playing by his own rules” and has put his bid for a 21st Grand Slam title at risk by not following Australia’s Covid-19 vaccination requirements, world number four Stefanos Tsitsipas said on Thursday.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey remains committed to full membership in the European Union, for which it is a candidate country, while accusing the bloc of “injustices.”