Relations between Greece and Israel will continue to develop and bloom “regardless of any other developments in the region,” states Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid in this exclusive interview with Kathimerini.
Twenty years ago Greece’s then Prime Minister Kostas Simitis made the first withdrawal of a euro banknote from a Greek bank, marking the official adoption of the euro and the switch away from the drachma.
How will things go for the Greek economy in 2022? The uncertainties plaguing the entire world are enormous.
The cost of PCR molecular tests for Covid-19 at private laboratories and clinics will be capped below 60 euros, Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis said Tuesday.
Reiterating that Greece must demilitarize its islands, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has taken issue with official celebrations over the weekend on nearby Chios and Samos, calling them a “provocation.”
With Covid-19 infections going through the roof, the Education Ministry plans to tighten testing and restrictions at schools as it is keen to see them reopen on January 10.
The population of Greece is estimated to have decreased by 39,933 people in 2020 compared with the previous year, according to data published by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) last week.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (front) and Culture Minister Lina Mendoni (right), listen to Acropolis Museum Director Nikolaos Stampolidis (left), as the chairman of its board, Dimitris Pantermalis (2nd right), looks on, during an event marking the museum’s acquisition of 10 Parthenon Sculpture fragments from the National Archaeological Museum, on Monday.
Fines imposed on members of the Pakistani community who gathered at Syntagma Square to celebrate the New Year without wearing masks will not be cancelled, Citizens’ Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos said Monday.
The panel of experts advising the government on the pandemic will meet on Tuesday to review the developments of the coronavirus pandemic and to propose that schools reopen normally after the Christmas and New Year holidays.