New Covid-19 infections drop to 23,748
Greek health authorities announced 23,748 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, a drop from Tuesday’s 26,536, as well as 44 deaths.
Greek Mariupol consul general ‘still on the road’ after evacuation, sources say
Greek Consul General Manolis Androulakis is well in his health but is “still on the road” as an operation to evacuate consular and Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) staff that remained in Russian-besieged Mariupol continued, Greek diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.
Iconic National Theater of Rhodes to be restored and reopened
Greece’s Ministry of Culture and Sports has announced plans for the restoration and reopening of the National Theater of Rhodes, with major funding from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Hydrogen-powered buses being mulled for Athens
The entry of hydrogen-powered vehicles into Athens’ public transport network is reportedly being examined by the Transport Ministry.
Will the war in Ukraine reshape Russia’s influence in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Africa?
Ambassador Marc Pierini, the author of a recent piece titled “Moscow’s Southern Accent?,” joins our host Thanos Davelis to look at how the war in Ukraine will reshape the role that Russia will be able to play in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Africa.
Amphipolis tomb to open to the public under pilot plan
The Greek Ministry of Culture has carried out an assessment of the conservation and enhancement works at Amphipolis in central Macedonia.
Pyatt: Greece enjoys US support on key foreign policy issues
The US supports Greece on key foreign policy issues, including Turkish aggression, American Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt has said, while saying of Washington’s NATO ally that it is “on the right side of history.”
PM expected to announce new support measures in televised address
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to announce additional government measures to combat retail price hikes in a televised address on Wednesday.
Unexpected primary surplus
The state budget showed a primary surplus of 847 million euros in the first couple of months this year, against a target for a primary deficit of €239 million, thereby making it easier for the government to take additional measures to combat retail price hikes, to be announced as early as Wednesday.
Tourism minister meets with French officials
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias met with the leadership of the Greece-France Interparliamentary Friendship Group of the French Senate, made up of the group’s Chairman Didier Marie and Deputy Chairmen Francoise Dumont and Laurence Harribey, according to an announcement on Tuesday.