Greece has reached the 4-million-vaccinations mark, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Wednesday, stressing that the country’s “wall of immunity is strengthened” with every passing day.
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Climate change will cost Greece 700 billion euros by 2100, according to Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras during the 6th Delphi Economic Forum.
The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) on Thursday unveiled its new advertising drive for the Greek destination. The “All you want is Greece” campaign consists of five videos touting the country’s myriad attractions.
Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis presented the main points of the government’s plan for Friday’s reopening to tourism at an event in the seaside Attica resort of Sounio for the launch of the Greek National Tourism Organization’s new advertising campaign.
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A fleet of 11 inflatables carrying volunteers and medical staff of the Symplefsi NGO departed on Thursday from the port of Lavrio in Attica to nine small islands in the Aegean Sea to provide medical services to local communities.
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As measures begin to ease and life starts gradually returning to relative normality, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday that some restrictions will remain and safety protocols must be adhered to until Greece “completes its wall of immunity.”
Reports from Ankara suggest that Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu plans to visit Athens in the last days of May, reciprocating last month’s visit to Turkey by his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias.
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Thursday’s daily report from the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) on the course of the coronavirus pandemic showed further signs of new cases, fatalities and hospital admissions easing.
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A Supreme Court prosecutor on Thursday sent instructions on Thursday to the office of the First Instance Prosecutor and the Athens Prosecutor, commanding them to “manage” and “supervise” the police in its investigation of the brutal murder of a young mother earlier this week.
Greece “must desist from acts of provocation and menacing language,” Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday, casting fresh accusations against Athens in the wake of similar comments made on Saturday.
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The sudden death of a 65-year-old woman who passed away last month half an hour after she was vaccinated against Covid-19 is not related to the AstraZeneca jab she received, a medical examiner said on Thursday.
As far as retirement goes, it’s hard to imagine a better place to spend your days than on the southern coast of the Peloponnese.
A public hospital doctor in Attica was arrested for demanding a bribe from a pregnant woman to offer treatment, Greek Police (ELAS) said on Thursday.
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Greek-Serbian bilateral issues, tourism, and the prospect of further expanding cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the economy, with emphasis on energy and interconnectivity, as well as support of Serbia’s efforts to join the European Union were the main topics of discussion in a meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Serbian counterpart Ana Brnabic in Athens on Thursday.
An online platform that provides Greek nationals living in the country or abroad with access to consular services through video call is expanding to include another 21 Greek embassies and consulates in 15 countries, the foreign and digital governance ministries announced on Thursday in a joint press release.
A 60-year-old man told police on Wednesday he was attacked and injured with a knife after asking a group of young men to lower the volume on the music they were listening to.
The Greek government intends to increase the actual term that convicts spend in prison for heinous crimes, Justice Minister Konstantinos Tsiaras said on Thursday.
Students, teachers and administrative staff in Greek schools will need to test against the novel coronavirus just once per week to attend classes as of May 17 instead of two, as is currently the requirement, the Education Ministry announced on Thursday.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias expressed his best wishes to Muslims in Greece and around the world for Eid al-Fitr, which celebrates the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan, and will be marked from 12 to 13 May this year.
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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet separately on Thursday with the prime ministers of Serbia and North Macedonia, the chairman of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the mayor of Thessaloniki.
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The European Union’s executive on Wednesday called on countries of the bloc to temporarily halt non-essential travel from India, to limit the spread of a Covid-19 variant.
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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will meet with Deputy Prime Minister of North Macedonia for European Affairs Nikola Dimitrov on Thursday, who is visiting Athens to participate in the ongoing Delphi Economic Forum VΙ at Zappeion Hall.
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