Three Western Balkan countries deepen economic ties at summit
The leaders of Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia met Tuesday to discuss and agree on furthering their Open Balkan initiative to promote political and economic ties.
Commission approves 560 million for refugees in Turkey
The European Commission on Tuesday published two financing decisions, worth 560 million euros, to support inclusive quality education initiatives, including access to higher education through scholarships, for refugees in Turkey as well as for border protection.
Wooing Greece’s scientists back to universities
Wooing back young scientists who went abroad “is one of the Education Ministry’s key objectives,” Angelos Syrigos, the deputy minister for higher education, tells Kathimerini.
Chios airport upgrade to start in early 2022
A 24.7-million-euro plan for upgrading the airport on the eastern Aegean island of Chios was signed at the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry in Athens on Tuesday.
EU sets binding nine-month validity of Covid-19 travel pass
The European Commission on Tuesday adopted rules that will make the European Union Covid-19 certificate valid for travel nine months after the completion of the primary vaccination schedule, an EU official told Reuters.
Man remanded for attempted murder and rape of girlfriend
A 39-year-old man was remanded to pretrial custody in the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Tuesday after answering to attempted murder and rape charges and failing to plead his case for release to a magistrate and a prosecutor.
Holidays to go ahead without restrictions, but with self-testing
The government is not planning to introduce additional coronavirus safety measures ahead of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, nor will revelers be required to take a registered rapid test before attending gatherings, a cabinet meeting decided on Tuesday.
Seven rescued after fishing boat runs aground
Seven people had to be rescued from a fishing boat that ran aground on Monday afternoon off the northern coast of Makronissos, a tiny island near the Greek capital in the western Aegean.
Record bond issues by listed firms
This year has seen a record number of corporate bond issues by Greek listed companies, a relatively new form of borrowing for enterprises that only started in 2016 with the issue of a listed bond by Housemarket.
Appointment-free vaccination being offered in Thessaloniki
In a bid to increase protection in the community and avert a holiday surge of new Covid-19 cases, the city of Thessaloniki will be offering free vaccines, without an appointment, on Thursday.