The Academy of Athens has released a statement on Thursday condemning the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities, a peaceful settlement, and respect for the fundamental rules of human rights law.
The daily briefing by Greek health authorities announced 15,783 new Covid-19 cases and 63 virus-related deaths on Thursday. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that there are currently 393 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units, down from Wednesday’s 399.
A convoy of 21 vehicles evacuating 82 Greek from Mariupol reached the city of Dnipro on Thursday and is now heading towards the city of Kirovohrad and the Moldavian border.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had an online meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Thursday to discuss the further implementation of an agreement signed in October for an undersea cable that would link the Greek and Egyptian energy infrastructure, a strategic priority for both countries.
Eight people in northern Greece were charged with drug trafficking on Thursday afternoon following the seizure of over 100 kilos of cocaine hidden in the warehouse of a fruit trading company based in the city of Veria.
Greece is abolishing a requirement by vaccinated international travelers to fill in a detailed passenger form introduced as part of the measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus as the pandemic appeared to be waning in the country and ahead of this year’s tourist season.
Rescue crews pulled out 22 people out of a flooded private parking lot in the region of Iraklio, northern Crete, on Wednesday night, after a local river burst its banks following torrential rains in the wider area.
The European Union will take additional steps against Russia if the situation on the ground in Ukraine deteriorates, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday.
Sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine would gradually hit Moscow’s income from oil, despite not targeting Russian oil and gas exports directly, the EU’s energy policy chief said on Thursday.
This year’s Single Property Tax (ENFIA) will be reduced by 13% on average, compared to 2021, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras announced on Wednesday, with ministry sources saying the bill to that effect will be tabled in Parliament next week.