The number of intubated patients treated in hospital ICUs for acute Covid-19 symptoms reached nearly 700 on Wednesday (699), while related deaths from the virus reached 67 over the past…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, along with the country’s defense minister and armed forces’ leadership, boarded the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower on Tuesday, which has docked at…
A decades-old ban on scuba diving near shipwrecks and plane wrecks in Greek waters will finally be lifted for nearly 100 such underwater sites, following relevant culture ministry-affiliated council’s recommendation.…
Greece’s is gearing up this week for the annual March 25 commemoration of the Greek Revolution, as 2021 marks the bicentennial of the commencement of the War of Independence from…
Monday continued a nearly month-long trend of a higher number of intubated Covid-19 patients being treated in hospital ICUs, with the figure standing at 681. Additionally, another 69 related deaths…
The first of 206 conscription summons for a same-number of private sector physicians in Greece reached Athens-area police precincts on Monday afternoon, with the Mitsotakis government good on its threat…
Greece’s health minister on Friday threatened to recommend to the government that certain categories of physicians in the private sector be pressed into service to deal with a surging “second…
The government on Friday announced that it will extend a regime of a lower VAT rate on certain “sensitive” goods and services, at least until April 30, 2021.
A lower…
The Greek government on Friday proceeded with a partial easing of restrictions in place to reduce exposure to the Covid-19 virus, even as the so-called “second wave” of the pandemic…
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is organizing an exhibition this month at the celebrated Gennadius (Gennadeion) Library on the theme of American philhellenes and support for the…
The number of intubated patients being treated in hospital ICUs continued to increase in Greece on a daily basis, with the number of 645 on Thursday again being the highest…
Greece on Thursday proceeded with another early payment of a portion of bailout loans extended to the country by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The early payment came after Athens…
Greece’s post-Covid-19 recovery plan will dominate deliberations at a closely watched March 29 Cabinet meeting this week, as the Mitsotakis government is struggling with a surging “second wave” of the…
The family of a 23-year-old man declared brain dead after colliding with an unmarked police vehicle on Friday announced a decision to remove Iasonas from life support and to donate…
By A. Angelopoulou
Greece continues to figure in the lowest spots in the developed world in terms of attracting clinical studies, participants at a panel discussion organized by the Council…
The “second wave” of the Covid-19 pandemic continued to surge on Wednesday, compared to figures in the same country from just a month ago, with 630 intubated patients reported on…
The Greek government on Tuesday mandated four international investment banks, along with local lender National Bank, to float a new 30-year bond, according to the country’s Public Debt Management Agency…
Greece’s relevant labor and social security ministry this week announced that the state will allocate a 534-euro monthly stipend, separately for the months January and February 2021, to the vendors…
The number of intubated patients suffering from acute Covid-19 symptoms exceeded the 600-mark on Tuesday for the first time in 2021, and higher by 41 from the previous day.
Even…
Greece will continue using the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca, despite the temporary suspension of such vaccinations decided by other EU countries.
The continued “go ahead” for the AstraZeneca “jab”…
Greece’s relevant finance minister on Monday announced a “successful completion” of the country’s ninth evaluation by institutional European creditors, speaking in the wake of a Eurogroup meeting.
At the same…
A police driver serving in the security detail assigned to former Athens mayor and foreign minister Dora Bakoyannis was behind the wheel of a sedan that collided with a motorcycle…
Clean Monday, the first day of Great Lent before Orthodox Easter, also known as Shrove Monday, was celebrated and observed in a much more subdued manner than in previous years,…
Another 46 related deaths from Covid-19 were reported in Greece on Monday, which marked a national and religious holiday, Clean Monday, the first day of Great Lent for Orthodox Christians.…
The latest gunfire reported along the Greek-Turkey border along the Evros River “reached” as far as Brussels this week, with EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson expressing the Union’s concern…
Official Athens’ response to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s position that the Parthenon Marbles legally belong to the British Museum was immediate on Friday, with the relevant culture ministry underling…
A draft bill ratifying a new concession contract between the Greek state and Hellas Gold, Eldorado Gold’s subsidiary in Greece, has cleared the committee level in Parliament this week, with…
A closely watched bond loan issue by Greece’s Public Power Corp. (PPC), the still dominant electricity provider in the country, is considered to be a vote of confidence in the…
The number of acute Covid-19 cases being treated in hospital ICUs continued to increase, with Friday witnessing another record high for 2021, with 521 intubated patients reported, up from 506…
The Erdogan regime has not responded on whether Turkish representatives will attend a next round of exploratory talks between Athens and Ankara, as a scheduled series of contacts between March…
