The government has urged France, which holds the rotating European Union presidency, to call an emergency meeting of EU energy ministers to discuss a collective response to surging energy prices, a trend now further exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
All Greek ships should immediately leave Ukrainian and Russian territorial waters in the Black Sea, the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy warned on Thursday.
The Onassis New Choreographers festival, Greece’s premier event for the next generation of dance artists, returns for its ninth year in the performance spaces of the Onassis Stegi in central Athens.
Greece strongly condemns the Russian on Ukraine, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Thursday, expressing the hope that common sense will prevail and a diplomatic solution will be found.
The Ministry of Transport has imposed a 1-million-euro fine each on Attiki Odos SA and Attikes Diadromes after a special investigative committee found the two companies solely responsible for the chaos and entrapment of thousands of motorists during the snowstorm on the Attica beltway on January 24.
Retail commerce enjoyed a full rebound in turnover last year, as its takings exceeded those recorded in the last year before the pandemic, though that was mainly thanks to the impressive performance of specific sectors, such as supermarkets, car sales, pharmacies and computers, and was not universal.
With the escalation of the crisis in Ukraine, the prices of gas and, by extension, electricity are expected to remain at very high levels for some time to come, forcing the government to seek additional resources to support consumers.
Ukrainians who live in Greece protest against Russian attacks in Ukraine, in central Athens, on Thursday.
European Union leaders will impose new sanctions on Russia, freezing its assets, halting its banks’ access to European financial markets and targeting “Kremlin interests” over its invasion of Ukraine, senior officials said on Thursday.