At least a month ago the ministries of Development and Finance froze all payments toward public and jointly funded projects, likely in order to prevent the state budget deficit for 2021 from swelling further.
Greece is the most popular destination in Europe for American tourists this year, according to a new study, and the ninth in the world.
Presidents Katerina Sakellaropoulou of Greece (right) and Emmanuel Macron of France (left) greet each other at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Thursday, during a ceremony honoring Valery Giscard d’Estaing (1926-2020) on the one-year anniversary of his death.
Police in Cyprus arrested a man carrying a knife during security screening to an outdoor stadium where Pope Francis was celebrating mass on Friday, but authorities said it appeared unrelated to the pontiff’s presence on the island.
The Victoria Karelias Collection of Traditional Greek Costumes is hosting “Heroes Made of Metal,” an exhibition of works by Nikos Floros.
The Council of State, Greece’s highest administrative court, ruled Friday that the mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus does not violate the Constitution.
German company BioNTech should be able to adapt its coronavirus vaccine relatively quickly in response to the emergence of the Omicron variant, BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin told the Reuters Next conference on Friday.
As part of the effort to upgrade efficiency and the quality of the judiciary, the government plans via the Justice Ministry to table a new law after the holidays that will determine everything from the evaluation of judges, to the functioning of justice and its organization.
Pope Francis called on Friday for healing during an outdoor Mass in Cyprus within sight of a huge Turkish Cypriot flag on a mountainside on the other side of a line that has divided the island for nearly half a century.
Greece’s anti-doping authority has been removed from the compliance watchlist of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).