Debate on 2022 budget begins on Tuesday
A five-day debate on Greece’s state budget for 2022 will begin on Tuesday afternoon with the positions of the party rapporteurs and special speakers.
Greek commentator’s death puts spotlight on unvaccinated
An unvaccinated Greek commentator and publisher died of respiratory failure and resulting complications from Covid-19 on Tuesday, focusing public attention on the large number of older people in Greece who still haven’t received their shots as the country struggles with a spike in infections and deaths.
Greek, US Coast Guard sign MoU on maritime security, operations, training
The Greek and US Coast Guards signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding strengthening collaboration on maritime safety and operations, maritime security, border control and information sharing, fisheries inspection and control, protection of the marine environment and training.
Plan tabled to improve Ancient Messene visitor experience
New lighting, footpaths and shaded resting areas are but some of the ideas put forward in a proposal for improving the visitor experience at the stunning 370 BC site of Ancient Messene in the southwestern Peloponnese.
Drug dealing gang suspects nabbed outside airport
A police security detail at Athens International Airport has arrested four people who are suspected of running a drug-dealing racket in the area, the Hellenic Police (ELAS) said in an announcement on Tuesday.
Three remanded in pretrial custody over assault on school principal
Three of 11 suspects belonging to a radical new anti-vaccination movement who were arrested over last week’s assault on a school principal in northern Greece were ordered to remain in pretrial custody on Tuesday.
Argo awards to be held Thursday
The third edition of the annual Argo awards, for outstanding Greeks abroad, will take place at a ceremony on Thursday, under the auspices of President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
‘Persuasion strategy’ for Covid vaccine ‘exhausted’
The government’s “persuasion strategy” to encourage take-up of the coronavirus vaccine has been “exhausted,” spokesman Yiannis Oikonomou said on Tuesday, as the expiration of a mandate for people aged 60 and above looms closer.
FinMin: New support measures to offset price hikes
The Greek government is planning an additional package of measures to help households and businesses deal with price increases and an anticipated rise in inflation, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Tuesday.
Two children die in house fire in northwest Athens
Two children died in a house fire in the impoverished northwestern Athens suburb of Kamatero on Tuesday, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) has reported.