The new version of the “Covid Free Wallet,” an online application that makes it easier for citizens to present their coronavirus vaccination or recovery certificates and their identity details when seeking admission to leisure and entertainment venues, is the first step toward a fully digital police identity.
The disappearance of a Greek businessman in east Attica has raised fears that he may have been kidnapped, state-run broadcaster ERT reported on Wednesday. According to the man’s relatives, the businessman, who owns an auto parts company, was driving home to the residential area of Drafi after a dinner at a local taverna on Tuesday…
The restrictions on entertainment and sports attendance planned for next year will likely come sooner, the Greek government spokesman said on Wednesday, as new infections skyrocketed in the country this week.
Greece’s power utility PPC will extend the operation of seven lignite units to 2025 to ensure the stability of the system, according to an Environment and Energy Ministry decision on Tuesday.
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus does not respect holiday schedules and the explosion of new cases it brings have messed up the Greek government’s planning, quite likely bringing forward new restrictions ahead of New Year’s Eve.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said it was “deeply distressed” by the recent death toll in Greece’s Aegean Sea, where at least 31 people lost their lives in three separate shipwrecks between 21 and 24 December, while an unknown number are still missing.
The Finance Ministry continued on Tuesday to grant extensions to taxpayers for meeting their obligations, as it announced the postponement of the deadlines for the payment of 2022 road tax and the submission of supplementary income tax declarations.
Companies selling personal hygiene products such as protective masks may face fines of up to 1 million euros if found to be profiteering, the General Secretariat for Commerce and Consumer Protection announced on Monday.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Crete, Greece, on Wednesday, the country’s Geodynamic Institute said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
In a never-before-seen interview, E.O. Wilson sat down with The New York Times in 2008 to talk about his lifelong quest to explore and to protect the planet’s biodiversity.