Greece

A survey conducted among Greeks showed that the consumer sentiment remained negative in the last six months, with low expectations for the next six-month period. A 70% of consumers spend more than 80% of their available income on a monthly basis, while a 9% spend more than 100 % – …

The first 8,000 doses of the Moderna vaccines arrived in Greece on Wednesday. It is the first batch of over 240,000 doses of Moderna vaccines to be delivered in Greece in total. 20,000 doses of Moderna vaccine are reportedly expected to be delivered to Greece in January, another 115,000 doses …

The Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs in Parliament approved the draft bill extending the Greek territorial waters in the Ionian Sea to 12 nautical miles. The approval in principle came from all parties except the Communist Party, which voted “present”. Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias who was present at …

Several earthquakes rattled western Greece in the last 12 hours often sending locals to the streets. The epicenters of the three earthquakes measuring 4.9, 4.3 and 4.3 on the Richter scale was in the Gulf of Corinth, an area with frequent seismic activity. The first tremors occurred short after Tuesday …

Greece’s Civil Protection announced on Tuesday evening stricter lockdown measures for the island of Lesvos due to a high epidemiological load and the rapid increase in epidemiological indicators of the last seven days.  The measures are taken for  urgent reasons of addressing a serious risk to public health and in …

Daily coronavirus infections doubled on Tuesday after health authorities in Greece increased the number of testing after the weekend. Authorities announced on Tuesday, 866 new cases and another 27 deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country stands at 337. Death …

A draft bill of the Ministry of Defense for the acquisition of 18 French Rafale fighter aircraft has been submitted to the Defense Committee of the Greek Parliament, a step before the voting. The bill with the title  “Approval of draft defense contracts” contains five articles. The main ones are …

Strong southern winds brought increased quantities of Sahara dust from North Africa to Greece crating a suffocating atmosphere in the Greek capital Athens on Tuesday.  A grey-yellow umbrella covered Athens and Attica, creating a suffocating atmosphere. The sky cleared a little bit on Thuesday afternoon after a weak rainfall. On …

European Union leaders will discuss the proposal by Greek Prime Minister for a “vaccination certificate” at the next European Council, Commission spokesman Stefan de Keersmaecker said on Tuesday. for a coronavirus “vaccination certificate” that would help ease travel among member-states, as put forward by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. “All …

Just two weeks before “exploratory talks” resume after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Greece of raising tension in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, calling on Athens “cease activities… such as “airspace violations and illegal actions on the issue of the islands.” Speaking to a meeting of European Union ambassadors …