Former ND MP passes away
Former member of parliament for the ruling conservative New Democracy party Elsa Papadimitriou passed away on Thursday.
New Covid-19 cases remain well above 20,000 mark
Greek health authorities announced 24,256 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday and 59 virus-related deaths. The daily briefing by the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that there are currently 348 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units.
In call with Putin, Erdogan offers to host him and Zelenskyy for talks
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan offered in a phone call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday to host him and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks, according to his office.
Greece will not send Soviet-era missile systems to Ukraine
Greece has rejected an informal request by Ukraine to send its Soviet-era TOR-Μ1 and Osa-AK missile systems as the country believes they could still be needed by its Armed Forces, according to sources who spoke to Kathimerini.
60% of Greeks consider Russian invasion of Ukraine unacceptable
Approximately 60% of Greeks consider the Russian invasion of Ukraine to be unacceptable according to a survey of the attitudes of six European countries (Spain, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, and Greece) by Euroskopia published by Politico on Thursday.
Teacher charged in student’s sexual harassment allegation
A 67-year-old high school teacher in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, was charged with violating the sexual dignity of a student, after she accused him of sexually harassing her during a school day trip.
More than 10,700 Ukrainians have reached Greece
More than 10,700 Ukrainian refugees, of which 3,478 are minors, have arrived in Greece since the start of the Russian invasion three weeks ago, the Citizen Protection Ministry said on Thursday.
Facebook removes posts from Russian embassies in Greece, Denmark, Costa Rica, Iceland
Facebook on Wednesday removed official Russian posts that falsely claimed reports of Russia bombing a children’s hospital in Ukraine were a hoax, a company spokesperson said, even as similar messages appeared on other social media platforms.
Greek diplomat fleeing Mariupol continuing journey west, sources say
Manolis Androulakis, Greece’s Consul General in Mariupol, has resumed his journey westward and is heading to Uman, in western Ukraine, diplomatic sources said on Thursday.
Thirteen people in the dock over some 2 mln euros in KEELPNO funding
Greece’s financial prosecutor’s office have brought criminal charges of breach of faith and incitement to breach of faith against 13 individuals, including a bishop, over alleged illegal state funding from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), totalling close to two million euros.