European Parliament President David Sassoli dies at 65
David Sassoli, the Italian journalist who worked his way up in politics and became president of the European Union’s parliament, died at a hospital in Italy early Tuesday, his spokesperson said.
Armed robber holds up bank
An armed robber entered a bank branch in the district of Dafni, an inner suburb of Athens, on Tuesday morning, confronted an employee, and made off with an unspecified amount of cash, press reports said.
President, PM ‘socked,’ ‘saddened’ by death of David Sassoli
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed their sadness at the death of David Sassoli, the president of the European Union’s parliament, which was announced Tuesday.
Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 rocks Cyprus
An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude hit the Eastern Mediterranean region on Tuesday, rocking Cyprus as well as Egypt.
Greek unemployment rate at 13.4% in November
Greece’s unemployment rate was 13.4% of the workforce in November 2021, from 13.3% in October, while the jobless rates in the eurozone and the entire European Union fell to 7.2% and 6.5%, respectively, in the month, Eurostat said on Monday.
Minister defends opening of schools
Education Minister Niki Kerameus has defended the opening of schools Monday, saying that if they had not opened the 15,500 coronavirus cases recorded among pupils and teachers would have gone undetected.
Making your running resolution stick
New runners working toward their first mile have plenty in common with experienced runners looking to hit an Olympic qualifying time: You’re on the same playing field when it comes to facing down a New Year’s running resolution.
Minimum wage to be set in Cyprus
Cyprus is expected to introduce a national minimum wage by the end of January 2022.
Kikilias: Positive signs for the new tourism season
“The signs for the new year make us optimistic about the prospects of tourism amidst the unstable climate caused by the Omicron variant,” Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Sunday.
Foreign minister meets Nigerian counterpart, chief health officer in Abuja
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias paid a visit to Nigeria on Monday and met with his counterpart Geoffrey Onyeama in the capital of Abuja.