Appeals court suspends prison sentence of ex-Golden Dawn MP
A Greek appeals court has suspended the six-year prison sentence of former Golden Dawn MP Nikos Michos.
Spokesman defends government decision to open schools
A spokesman for Greece’s conservative government has defended its decision to open schools after the winter break Monday despite the leap in coronavirus infections driven by the highly-transmissible Omicron variant, amid data that more than 15,000 children tested positive for Covid-19 the previous day.
Fresh aid for hurting businesses
The government may expand the temporary suspension of work contracts to more sectors than those already announced in response to the surge of the pandemic, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras told Skai Radio on Friday.
T-cells from common colds can provide protection against Covid-19, study shows
High levels of T-cells from common cold coronaviruses can provide protection against Covid-19, an Imperial College London study published on Monday has found, which could inform approaches for second-generation vaccines.
Greek theaters struck down by illness
Covid’s toll on the arts continued into the new year, with many theater performances being postponed or cancelled due to a rise in infections among casts and crews. According to theater officials, the next two months will prove very difficult for the profession. Indicative of the crisis is that institutions like the National Theater of…
Winter sales season kicks off
The 2022 winter sales began across Greece Monday and will run through Monday, February 28.
How critical is Greece to the US?
The final quarter of 2021 was certainly a noteworthy one for the United States-Greece bilateral relationship.
Total of 55 projects included in EU-subsidized package
The government has inducted 55 projects into the Recovery and Resilience Facility worth €3.35 billion, following their approval by Alternate Finance Minister Thodoros Skylakakis.
At least 14,000 pupils test positive for Covid as schools reopen
At least 14,000 Covid-19 cases were reported as Greek pupils returned to class after the winter holidays on Monday, Skai.gr reported quoting sources in the Education Ministry.
Parthenon fragment on show as ‘momentum builds’
A fragment of the Parthenon frieze sent to Greece on an eight-year loan from Italy, will go on display at the Acropolis Museum on Monday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview with Britain’s Telegraph newspaper last week.