Tax proceeds exceeded budget targets by 511 million euros or 17.5% in March, more than covering the very high tax returns which exceeded targets by 321 million euros in the month, Alternate Finance Minister Theodoros Skylakakis said on Tuesday.
An amendment presented to lawmakers in Parliament on Tuesday by the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry seeks to impose an access ban on forests, parks and Natura-protected areas on days when the risk of fire is high.
Student groups clashed with police outside the science faculty of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on Tuesday during a protest the transformation into a library of a section of the building that had been home for more than 30 years to an unauthorized “hangout.”
The principal of a vocational training high school (EPAL) in eastern Attica faces disciplinary action after an investigation into accusations that she subjected pupils and teachers to physical and verbal abuse drew to a close.
The government will have to make some tough decisions next month over how it will support households against energy rate hikes without leading the country to a fiscal derailment and pushing up the cost of borrowing.
A car smashed through the display window of a shop selling lamps and light fixtures in downtown Thessaloniki, causing thousands of euros worth of damage, but leaving the driver and his four passengers unscathed.
Ensuring that Greece secures adequate energy supplies to meet demand and keeping energy prices at affordable levels are the government’s top priorities right now, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday.
A Russian oil tanker was blocked from sailing to its destination by the Hellenic Coast Guard after being intercepted off the coast of the island of Evia on Tuesday.
A second Global Covid-19 Summit will be held virtually next month for countries to discuss efforts to end the pandemic and prepare for future health threats, according to a joint statement on Monday.
Unvaccinated people infected with the Omicron variant are unlikely to develop immune responses that will protect them against other variants of the coronavirus, a new study suggests.