The Education Ministry is forging ahead with plans to shut down or merge some 150 university departments in the hopes of rationalizing the tertiary education system in time for university entrance exams at the start of the summer.
A severe weather front has hit Greece, with below-freezing temperatures and snowfall in many parts of the country, including the capital Athens and many Aegean islands.
Talks on the new Stability Pact of the European Union got under way last week at the Eurogroup and are expected to last until October at least, with the direction being toward greater flexibility.
Covid-19 vaccination centers in the Attica region and the island of Evia will close at 3 p.m. Monday due to extreme weather conditions, authorities said.
A pair of Turkish F-16 fighter jets flew over the islet of Panagia in the eastern Aegean, at an altitude of 28,000 feet on Monday at 12.41 p.m., according to reports in the Greek media said.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will be meeting the EU foreign ministers in Brussels Monday as European governments seek to hammer out a response to a feared invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
The Greek government shut down the civil service at noon to make it easier for staff to get home as a severe weather front hit the capital.
The Culture Ministry is inviting applications from artists and companies in a range of fields – from dance, music and theater to visual and performance art – that want to participate in this year’s “All of Greece, One Culture” program.
People walk in the middle of the street during snowfall in Agios Stefanos, north of Athens, on Monday.
A manhunt is underway for the suspect in an armed robbery in the central Athens neighborhood of Koukaki.