Greece

For ten days now, the University of Thessaloniki has been trying to locate the coronavirus mutation in the sewage system – Interview at ethnos.gr Sewage research to detect the coronavirus strain mutation is ongoing; however the good news is that not a single positive sample of influenza has been recorded …

Seven out of ten Greek women have been victim of sexual harassment or abuse and the overwhelming majority believes that it is not easy for the victim to find justice, a nationwide survey has found. According to the survey conducted by Prorata between January 22-24 in a sample of 1,115 …

Greece plans to purchase a total of 40 fighter jets, including the 18 recently agreed Rafale from France, Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said late Tuesday. Speaking at the prime time news program of Alpha TV Panagiotopoulos said that the Greek national defense upgrade plan “is very ambitious and extends into …

Tourism ministers of Greece and Serbia signed a memorandum of cooperation regarding a vaccination certificate during the tourism season from May 1 to October 1. Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and his Serbian counterpart Tatjana Matic signed a memorandum of cooperation, addressing entry requirements for both countries’ citizens. Serbian citizens …

Αnother fishing boat is suspected to have been involved in the death of former PASOK Minister Sifis Valirakis was lost his life in the sea near Eretria on Sunday. The wife of the 77-year-old deceased politician has reportedly expressed such suspicion in a letter to Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis on …

New coronavirus cases doubled on Tuesday and spiked to 842 after the number of daily tests increased again to over 30,000 allowing a better picture of the course of the pandemic. Authorities announced also 21 more deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals …

The Greek state is preparing to once again tap the markets with a 10-year bond issue within the next few days. The Greek state aims to raise 1.5 to 2 billion euros. The Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) on Tuesday instructed the banks serving as joint bookrunners on the transaction …

Opposition parties slammed the decision of the Greek government to ban public gatherings of more than 100 people when it comes to protests but not consumers crowding in commercial areas with the aim to shopping. Using the pandemic as pretext, the Chief of Greek Police issued a ban on public …

A new cold weather front with heavy rainfalls and storms, snowfalls even at low altitudes, gale-force winds up to 8-9 Beaufort and temperature drop of up to 12 degrees Celsius reached the western parts of Greece on Tuesday morning. The wave of bad weather, which will grip the entire country …

Alarm sounded in health services as the number of mutated Covid-19 strains in Greece increased so far to 59. President of National Health Organization (EODY), Panagiotis Arkoumaneas, said on Tuesday the “British variant is the only one that has been identified in the country.” He added “We must assume that …