Soaring oil and natural gas rates, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, are creating a major barrier to a return to normality for the tourism and air transport sectors after the two-year pandemic, along with increasing inflationary pressure.
Turkey has no place in the European Union and any pre-integration assistance given to the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan must be opposed, the center-right Republicans’ candidate for the French presidency, Valerie Pecresse, tells Kathimerini in an exclusive interview.
A pair of Turkish F-16 fighter jets entered Athens’ Flight Information Region (FIR) without submitting a flight plan and flew over the inhabited islands of Leipsoi and Farmakonisi on Monday.
Greek universities will receive €13 million more this year in annual state subsidies, which will bring the overall funding to more than €105 million for the financial year 2022, according to the Education Ministry.
The daily briefing by the Greek health authorities stated on Monday that new Covid-19 cases rose to 16,274 and announced 70 virus-related deaths. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also revealed that there are currently 413 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units.
In an interview with Kathimerini, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, states that Europe does not have the luxury of turning its back on nuclear energy if it wants to achieve its targets on tackling climate change.
A Health Ministry legislation that dictates that uninsured individuals will only be able to get prescriptions for medicines, medicinal treatment, and diagnostic tests from public hospitals and primary healthcare centers will go into effect from March 15 according to a statement released on Monday.
The Greek Consulate General in Odessa evacuated a total of 26 Greek citizens and their family members from the Ukrainian port city according to a statement released by the Foreign Ministry on Monday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has released a statement on social media on Monday to make clear his solidarity with Ukraine and his support for its European prospects following the appeal of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for immediate European Union membership.
A total of 1,032 Ukrainians have arrived in Greece since Russia’s invasion began five days ago, authorities said Monday.