Civil defense authorities in Greece on Wednesday announced that a ban on non-essential intra-state travel within the country will continue until May 15, a date timed with the official opening…
The Greek government on Wednesday official conveyed a copy of its post-Covid national recovery plan, promoted as Greece 2.0, to the EU Commission’s liaison office in Athens, with the relevant…
New single-day confirmed Covid-19 instances in Greece continued to fall, albeit with less weekend tests conducted (22,373), whereas the number of intubated patients treated in hospital ICUs and the chilling…
Greece’s finance ministry on Monday unveiled a forecast for GDP growth in the still pandemic-plagued country of 3.6 percent for 2021, significantly down from 4.6 percent cited in the budget…
A double-digit percentage point lead by ruling New Democracy (ND) party over main opposition SYRIZA party remains at the same level as last month, according to results of the Pulse…
The death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic exceeded the macabre milestone of 10,000 in Greece on Sunday, after another 57 related fatalities brought the total to 10,007.
Of the victims,…
Intubated patients treated in hospital ICUs continued drop, slightly, for a third straight day on Friday, with the number at 819. Additionally, another 76 related deaths were reported over the…
Restaurants and cafes will open in Greece on Monday, May 3, a day after Orthodox Easter Sunday, the government announced on Friday, albeit with social pandemic-related distancing protocols in place…
A formation of fighter planes, by the Hellenic Air Force and allied countries, flew over Athens on Thursday, with the main “photo op” being the overflight of the iconic Acropolis…
The general government’s deficit for 2020 reached 9.7 percent, down from 9.9 foreseen in the Greek state budget, according to figures announced on Thursday by the country’s statistics authority (EL.STAT).…
The skeleton of what is by all accounts a 5th century AD warrior have been uncovered in a graveyard next to the remnants of a three-nave basilica that was first…
Covid-19 ICU cases eased slightly on Thursday from the previous day, standing at 822, while related daily deaths reached 75, bringing the death in Greece since the beginning of the…
Greece’s finance ministry announced another five pandemic-related relief measures on Thursday for businesses and private sector taxpayers.
Among others, a reduction in a tax prepayment for self-employed professionals is reduced…
The Greek government made it official on Wednesday, with next month seeing several pandemic-related restrictions relaxed, as outdoors seating by restaurants and cafes will open, along with elementary and junior…
People in the 30 to 39 age group in Greece will be eligible to register for the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, beginning next Wednesday, the relevant health minister announced today, saying…
A multinational military exercise in Greece this month generated howls of criticism by a few pro-government Turkish media on Tuesday, with the US ambassador in the country specifically targeted after…
The relevant labor and social insurance minister on Tuesday announced a radical, by Greek public sector standards, reform, whereby certified attorneys and accountants will process most of the bureaucratic paperwork…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday cited a mid May date as the “beginning of a return to normalcy”, a period that is expected to witness the start of…
Intubated patients treated in hospital ICUs for acute Covid-19 symptoms remained at 847 on Tuesday, the same as on Monday, the previous day, a figure that ranks as the negative…
Greece foreign and defense ministers will arrive Riyadh on Tuesday for a series of talks with Saudi leadership, as Athens continues to step up contacts and broach cooperation with countries…
The retail sector in Greece, along with the public sector, more-or-less opened up completely on Monday with the accompanying obligation of employees and civil servants to report a negative Covid-19…
The number of Covid-19 ICU cases around Greece continued to surge this week, with another negative record exceeded on Monday, as 847 intubated patients were reported.
The average age of…
Of the 25,000 who submitted an application to participate in an Covid-19-related “experiment” by the Dutch government for a paid vacation to the Dodecanese island of Rhodes, one of Greece’s…
Greece and Israel have reportedly signed a historic 20-year contract worth 1.65 billion USD for the construction and operation of a new academy for the former’s Hellenic Air Force (HAF),…
Intubated patients treated in hospital ICUs across Greece reached 841 on Sunday, a figure that show little signs of abating even in the face of a continued pandemic-related measures, mass…
A Greek health ministry official on Friday said the beginning of vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been postponed. The first injections with the US multinational’s vaccine were…
Handelsblatt latest report from Athens points to a ballooning debt for pandemic-battered Greece, with the country’s financing ministry pumping billions of euros into the economy to support businesses adn save…
Another record high number of Covid-19 cases being treated in hospital ICUs was recorded on Friday, 824. The average age of intubated patients is 68, with 85.1 percent suffering from…
The mother of a high school pupil in Thessaloniki was arrested on Thursday afternoon, on a prosecutor’s bench warrant, hours after she initially filed a lawsuit against the principal of…
The relevant migration and asylum ministry on Thursday announced that as of July 1 it will abolish financial aid granted to asylum seekers who do not reside in state-supervised shelters…
