Cartoon by Dimitris Hantzopoulos (02/03/2022)
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Cartoon by Ilias Makris (02/03/2022)
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Migration Ministry posts information for Ukrainian refugees
The Ministry for Migration and Asylum has posted information on its website for Ukrainians seeking refuge in Greece.
Israel says outreach to Turkey won’t come at Cyprus’ expense
Any bid by Israel to improve strained ties with Turkey won’t come at the expense of its “strategic relationship” with neighboring Cyprus, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Wednesday.
Health Minister confirms end to outdoor mask-wearing
The government will lift its requirement of mask-wearing outdoors from Saturday, the health minister said on Wednesday, as Covid-19 infections are trending lower.
Elliniko luxury housing project taking shape
Lamda Development and its partners will deliver four new hotels, 27 villas, 100 maisonettes and 200 apartments in the Elliniko Marina Tower in the next five years.
Grid operator releases guidelines for Clean Monday kite flyers
Grid operator Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) has urged citizens on Wednesday to be careful when they fly kites on Clean Monday, a traditional activity celebrating the day. The advice stressed people to avoid flying kites near power cables as there is a risk of electrocution as well as of disruption to the power…
Tsipras stresses that every effort must be made to help the Greeks of Ukraine
The leader of main opposition party, SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, Alexis Tsipras held a teleconference with members of the Greek community in Ukraine on Wednesday according to a party announcement.
Funeral of Marietta Giannakou held in Athens
The funeral of Marietta Giannakou, former education minister and longstanding MP with the ruling conservative New Democracy party, took place on Wednesday with the politician being laid to rest at Athens’s First Cemetery. The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, former Prime Minster Kostas Karamanlis, and several ministers and MPs…
Intubated patients in Greece ease to under 400
Greek health authorities announced 15,557 new Covid-19 cases and 57 virus-related deaths in their daily briefing on Wednesday. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that intubated patients in Greece eased below the 400 milestone, with 399 people being currently treated in Intensive Care Units.