Another 2,156 new single-day Covid-19 infections were reported in Greece on Monday, with eight of the instances detected at entry points to the country.
Greece has confirmed 497,061 infections since…
Greek economic sentiment index rose to 111.2 points in July, up from 108.7 in June, returning to pre-pandemic levels, in line with a similar trend prevailing in other European countries,…
Outdoor archaeological sites in Greece will remain closed between noon and 5 p.m. from Tuesday through Thursday (August 3 to August 5), due to a heat wave in the country…
Greek long jumper Miltos Tentoglou picked up the gold medal in the competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Sunday, as his last attempt soared to 8.41 meters. Tentoglou was…
Electricity consumption in Greece on Monday surpassed the previous single-day record, with peak demand recorded between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., reaching 10,737 MW. The previous single-day record was posted…
The highest temperature recorded in Greece on Monday, in what meteorologists say was the climax of a severe heat wave sweeping through the country, reached 46.3C at the Makrakomi site…
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Wholesale electricity prices in Greece have skyrocket over the past few day – all amid an ongoing heat have sweeping across the country – recording a…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and visiting Jordanian King Abdullah II met at the Maximos Mansion in Athens on Wednesday, immediately after the end of a Greece-Cyprus-Jordan summit.
Strained Greek-Turkish…
The Greek government on Wednesday continued its gradual but steady pressure to get people in the country vaccinated, with the latest public sector caste “targeted” being educators.
According to a…
A 28-year-old Moroccan national was arrested by the anti-terror squad in the northern Greece city of Thessaloniki on Wednesday on an international warrant that cites his alleged participation in the…
New single-day confirmed infections of the Covid-19 virus reached 2,874 on Wednesday in Greece, with 10 of the latter detected at entry points into the country.
Total infections in Greece…
Public health authorities on Tuesday announced 3,593 new confirmed single-day Covid-19 infections in Greece over the past 24 hours, with 15 of the cases detected at at entry points to…
A draft bill unveiled by the relevant justice ministry in Greece this week foresees stiffer sentences for a handful of felonies, the reinstatement of other offenses and stricter rules for…
A well-known television and theater comedic actor and director in Greece was remanded to custody on Tuesday by an Athens magistrate and prosecutor following his testimony in relation to official…
A major wildfire erupted north of Athens on Tuesday, threatening numerous residences and businesses built over the decades amid what were pine forests extending north and west of Mt. Dionysos,…
The Greek state budget recorded a primary deficit of 9.093 billion euros in the January-June 2021 period, down from a budget target of a shortfall of 9.919 billion euros and…
Greek officials on Monday said an online platform to schedule vaccinations against Covid-19 will allow parents and guardians of minors aged between 12 and 15 to set a date for…
Greece’s public health authorities on Monday announced another 2,070 confirmed single-day instances of the Covid-19 virus, with 13 cases detected at border entry points.
Related deaths were five over the…
The center-right Greek government on Monday announced a small, but what it called “symbolic” increase in the minimum monthly wage in the country, by 2 percent.
The decision was announced…
The center-right Greek government on Friday made good on its promise to provide incentives to physicians and pharmacists who register people in the country to get vaccinations for Covid-19.
The…
Eurobank, a subsidiary of Eurobank Holdings, on Friday announced the acquisition of a 9.9-percent holding, or 40.8 million shares, of Cyprus-based Hellenic Bank Public Co. Ltd, the parent company of…
A relevant Greek deputy culture minister on Friday estimated that the number of households in the country with pirated subscription television reached half a million, out of a total population…
The number of new single-day confirmed infections of Covid-19 again neared the 3,000-mark in Greece on Friday (2,854), with seven instances detected at entry points to the country.
Since the…
Diplomatic sources in Athens on Friday said the Greek side was pleased with a same-day statement by the UN Security Council’s French presidency condemning the most recent provocation by Turkish…
Civil protection authorities in Greece on Thursday announced that all non-vaccinated employees in the food service and tourism sectors in the country will now have to provide results of Covid-19…
A 4.3 on the Richter scale earthquake shook the northwest Ioannina region on Thursday evening, recorded at 19.50. The quake was centered 24 kilometers northwest of the lake-side city of…
A cache of nearly 352 kilos of cocaine was seized at the port of Piraeus, Greece’s biggest port, recently.
The drug shipment was hidden in a container carrying sacks of…
Another 2,604 new confirmed Covid-19 infections were reported in Greece over the last 24 hours, with 11 of the latter detected at entry points to the country, bringing the total…
A heavy load carrier vessel, able to service super post Panamax vessels, arrived on Wednesday at the port of Piraeus.
The HK-flagged Zhen Hua 29, built in 1987, can offload…
A draft bill that includes an amendment foreseeing the mandatory vaccination of staff members employed in specific health and care facilities, including all public sector units in the country, was…
