Greece allowing 17 Turkish nationals to seek asylum
Authorities say 17 Turkish nationals received permission to enter Greece and apply for asylum there after they crossed the border from Turkey.
Late night metro, tram services return on Friday
Greece’s state-owned Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) said Thurdsay it is extending the working hours of the metro on Fridays and Saturdays as of Friday (Dec. 3).
The COP26 summit and the threat of rising temperatures
World leaders recently gathered in Glasgow for the COP26 summit, where they signed off on the Glasgow Climate Pact, which states that carbon emissions will have to fall by 45 percent by 2030 to keep alive the goal set out in the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
Government could extend vaccine mandates to other groups
The Greek government could extend a vaccine mandate for more groups if the need arises, spokesperson Giannis Oikonomou said Thursday.
Cyprus awards Block 5 gas right to ExxonMobil, Qatar Petroleum
The Cypriot government on Thursday awarded a license for natural gas exploration rights for an offshore block to a consortium made up of ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum. Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said ExxonMobil would be administering the Block 5 concession with a share of 60 per cent. “I have also been authorized to sign on…
Elderly woman in Patras found dead in burned apartment
An elderly woman was found dead by firefighters who were called in to put out a blaze that started in her second-floor apartment in the city of Patras, western Greece, on Thursday morning.
Experts have advised vaccinating children aged 5-11
Greece’s National Vaccination Committee has recommended the inoculation of children aged as young as five with a Covid jab, Health Minister Thanos Plevris said Thursday.
Fourth dose may be required to tackle pandemic, expert says
A fourth dose of vaccine against Covid-19 may be needed later on in the pandemic to protect the general public from the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, according to Athanasios Tsakris, professor of microbiology and member of the Health Ministry’s committee of experts on the pandemic.
EU countries struggle to find joint response to energy price spike
Some European Union countries including France and Spain stepped up calls to reform the bloc’s energy market rules to cope with high prices, a stance challenged by a rival group of states including Germany, as EU energy ministers met on Thursday.
FM raises Greek concerns over West Balkans
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias conveyed the concerns of the Greek government about the situation in the Western Balkans during the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in the Latvian capital of Riga Wednesday.