Motorway operator Attiki Odos on Tuesday accepted the resignation of its CEO, Bill M. Halkias, after hundreds of motorists were trapped on the company’s tolled highway around Athens in the Elpida snowstorm.
Cyprus could issue its first “green” or sustainability bond as soon as next year and would aim to raise at least 500 million euros, an official at its debt management agency told Reuters.
Retail stores and banks in Attica, Crete, Southern Aegean, Viotia and Evia will remain closed Wednesday. Supermarkets and grocery stores are exempted from the closure order and will be open for business from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Greek stock market tried to react on Tuesday after two sessions which saw significant losses for most stocks, but the early gains were later wiped out and the benchmark had to settle for minor losses in the end.
An Athens-based priest arrested last week on suspicion of raping a girl who attended his Sunday school was remanded in prison following his appearance before an investigating magistrate on Tuesday.
Authorities have retrieved the body of a woman from a car that plunged into the water at the Cephalonia harbor of Poros on Monday night. Police are investigating the causes of the tragedy.
A homeless man was found dead in Aristetolous Square in central Thessaloniki at approximately 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
Greek health authorities announced 17,409 new coronavirus cases and 98 deaths on Tuesday. The daily briefing by the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that there are currently 653 intubated patients in Greece’s Intensive Care Units.
Rescue crews in Athens and Istanbul on Tuesday cleared roads that had come to a standstill after a massive cold front and snowstorms hit much of Turkey and Greece, leaving countless people and vehicles in both cities stranded overnight in freezing conditions.