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“Local residents, in cooperation with the municipality, will produce the energy they consume”, Mitsotakis said in opening the event.

After many years of debate, a broad parliamentary majority in December, 2020, passed a law that will allow diaspora Greeks to vote for the first time ever in Greek elections.

Yayci is the originator of Ankara’s expansionist “Blue Motherland” theory, which claims large segments of Greece’s territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for Turkey.

Body shaming is a form of intimidation and that is the only way it should be viewed. It is not commentary. It is not an expression of an opinion, and it is most certainly not humorous.

The Greek Ministers, Christos Staikouras and Spilios Livanos made announcements for the new support measures for the farmers

The next step is to announce the date on which the participants will submit the technical and the financial bids

Taxpayers, who “forgot” to declare to the Tax Office the income they receive from abroad, were identified by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR) through the process of automatic exchange of information with other countries

Some of the measures to be announced are the “green” energy, the “green” transport and the 5th generation telecommunication networks

'Our economy-wide climate stress test shows the benefits of acting early on climate issues. The short-term costs of the green transition are heavily outweighed in the long run by the benefits of avoiding costly disasters such as wildfires, heatwaves and droughts.'

The updated ECDC map released today based on epidemiological data of the past 14 days – factoring in the risk-level, the positivity rate, and the frequency of testing – shows that many regions of northern Greece (including Thessaloniki), as well as Thessaly and Thrace are in the “deep red” zone.

The  encyclical of the  Synod was issued today. one day after MEGA television’s exclusive interview with the PM, who has an open line of communication and collaboration with the archbishop. In the interview, the PM defended the government's decision to exempt churchgoers from testing.

The president of SYRIZA contacted the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Mr. Ieronymos by telephone on the subject of the pandemic and the measures for the vaccinated believers

The Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, referred to the energy reforms during the cabinet meeting

All eyes on PPC – Corrective moves

The National Health System is already under enormous pressure. Under such conditions, it is impermissible to allow gatherings in closed spaces such as churches where vaccinated people will intermingle with people who may be carriers because they are unvaccinated.

The international airports of Rhodes, Kos, Mykonos, Santorini and Karpathos attracted, from October 1st to October 31st, 412,771 passengers, compared to 357,608 in the corresponding period of 2019, a milestone year for Greek tourism.

It again also urges citizens to get vaccinated

The Minister of Rural Development and Food, Spilios Livanos, invites the farmers to a dialogue next Tuesday, November 9th.

As Mr. Manolopoulos said, controls are needed in the churches that were excluded, but also extension of the obligation of vaccination in some cases

The night’s entertainment, catering and retail are in the focus of control authorities

Fundamental changes in the bill of the Ministry of Labor. Only 179 lawyers and accountants received a liquidator’s certificate in the EFKA exams

Clattenburg, one of the most famous referees of the past two decades to emerge from the UK, confirmed the non-existence of a “penalty” awarded to AEK Athens in the first half of its Super League championship match with Aris Thessaloniki by local ref Aristotelis Diamantopoulos. The outlandish call allowed the home team to take a 2-0 lead going into halftime

Greek FinMin Christos Staikouras briefed 20 counterparts from around the world over Athens’ intent to finance “green” development projects with the bond issue

The figure brings the number of confirmed Covid-19 infections in the country, since the beginning of the pandemic, to 760,592

Certainly, the minimum wage is an extremely important issue. A two percent rise as of 1 January, 2022 has already been decided, and I am determined that go ahead with a second increase of the minimum wage.”

In the last 24 hours, 49 COVID-19 patients have died, bringing to 16,109 the total number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. Slightly over 95 percent of these patients had an underlying medical conditions and/or were age 70 or older.

Speaking to a gaggle of parliamentary affairs reporters today, the PM maintained that a lockdown “will have no [positive] result” and he again called on all citizens to be vaccinated at this critical juncture in the worsening epidemic and asked those who are fully vaccinated to get the third jab.

In Greece, as Ta Nea reports today, nearly 1.5 tonnes of food each year are thrown in the garbage, in a period of crisis no less, making our country one of the most wasteful in the world, even as many household are unable to buy the basics and food insecurity is growing.

The German press deals with … Chaos

500,000 more seats from EasyJet compared to 2019, as announced at the meeting of the Minister of Tourism V. Kikilias and the secretary general. of EOT D. Fraggakis with the CEOs of EasyJet and EasyJet Holidays

Without a test, those who are not vaccinated can neither work, nor cooperate with the State, nor shop, nor have fun.

A large majority of respondents expressed approval for Greece’s recent defence agreements with France and the US, especially for the accord with France that included a mutual defence pact.

On the political front, ruling New Democracy (ND) party’s double-digit percentage point lead over main opposition SYRIZA party continues

Plevris repeatedly stressed that vaccination is the only way to beat back the surge in cases, and he presented the very tough restrictions on the unvaccinated as a measure to protect their health, as over 85 percent of COVID-19 patients being treated in overburdened ICUs are unvaccinated.

Erdogan has been harshly critiicised by the opposition Republican People’s Party and a segment of the Turkish media over his failure to secure a US commitment on how Ankara will recoup the $1.4bn that it has paid for the purchase of American next-generation F-35 joint strike fighter jets.

The Minister of Finance will be one of the approximately 20 Ministers of Finance – members of the Alliance of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, who will take part in a closed meeting to be held within the framework of COP26

Piraeus Containers Terminal S.A. workers are going on strike again from next Friday, demanding modern safety conditions at work

It is an issue of individual and collective responsibility, but also of social cohesion, for those who espouse irrational theories and expect to enjoy the privileges of vaccinated citizens to understand that this cannot continue..

After a break of almost two years due to the pandemic, JP Morgan executives were in Athens for contacts with bankers and market people

Όπως προκύπτει από αναρτήσεις του διευθύνοντος συμβούλου της Lamda Development, Οδυσσέα Αθανασίου τα έργα στο Ελληνικό είναι σε τροχιά ταχείας ανάπτυξης

According to the Geodynamic Institute, the magnitude of the earthquake was 3.8 Richter, the focal depth at 10 km while the epicenter is located 35 km north of Heraklion.

One of the key issues both in red zones and around the country is the lack of broad inspections and fines for establishments – restaurants, bars, cafes, and entertainment venues – that ignore existing regulations regarding checks on vaccination certificates.

The figure brings the number of confirmed Covid-19 infections in the country, since the beginning of the pandemic, to 747,595

Incredible acts of violence and threats by Dimitris Melissanidis and his “escorts” in the OAK dressing room area, Aris formally decries. Niarchakos also attacked.

The remedy for a lack of public confidence is to invest massively in concrete climate projects and innovations, starting immediately. Climate action represents a tremendous business opportunity, and policymakers must be savvy enough to embrace it.

In a statement, the black-and-yellow colored FC made clear that they will take legal action against Dimitris Melissanidis.

Infuriated Aris FC with first half refereeing at the OAKA derby against AEK.

The OAKA side-show is… endless

The main characteristic of women entrepreneurs / executives remains perseverance and hard work, while at the same time they are called to cope with the increased family obligations.

It bought a minority stake in the water bottling industry of Dirfys that was liquidated 10 days ago.

The burden on leaders who are participating is great. They have a duty to commit themselves to more ambitious targets for the reduction of greenhouse gases by 2030. They are also called upon to fund actions regarding the climate, both in developed and in developing countries.

The epicenter was reported at 21 km east of Galaxidi, at a depth of 93 km.

Hard times ahead for Dimitris Melissanidis due to Disciplinary Code’s article 19 and 20 – Blistering Aris report agains AEK.

Gradually, according to models designed to specify the impact of the climate crisis, the deltas of large rivers will be lost, the Maldives will be submerged, substantial portions of Piraeus and Thessaloniki will be flooded, and Greece’s entire coastlines and islands will be threatened.

The results, so far, from the implementation of the legislative framework for providing tax incentives to attract new tax residents and investments in Greece, were presented by the political leadership of the Ministry of Finance

Furious Aris coach after what happened in their AEK fixture

Aris has made a severe and formal report for strong-arm tactics in the OAKA dressing room, but do clean-up stakeholders listen to complaints by Dimitris Niarchakos.

Fine, Diamantopoulos and the rest of the “crew” failed to see it. That about the TV broadcaster? What did they do? Where on earth did COSMOTE TV lose the replays?

They are isolated in a quarantine hotel and their condition is monitored by doctors

Why an everyday pleasure turns into luxury – What changes from January 1, 2022

Furious Akis Mantzios also in the post-match Press Conference after their AEK fixture

'President Biden reaffirmed our defense partnership and Turkey’s importance as a NATO Ally, but noted U.S. concerns over Turkey’s possession of the Russian S-400 missile system. He also emphasized the importance of strong democratic institutions,' the White House readout said.

The 35 ATHEX listed companies that focus on environment, society and governance

Tourist arrivals in Greece between the Jan-Aug 2021 period exceeded 8.6 million, compared to 4.8 million in the corresponding period of 2020

Gkikas Magiorkinis, a spokesman for the National Committee on COVID-19, told SKAI television that it is possible that in areas where the vaccination rate is low and the National Health System is under severe pressure, social distancing measures may be imposed, particularly in restaurants, cafes and bars.

Hospital ICU’s in Thessaloniki and Thessaly are filled to capacity.. About 85 percent of intubated patients are unvaccinated or have received just one jab of a two-dose vax, while 15 percent are fully vaccinated. Of intubated patients, 80 percent have a prior, underlying medical condition and/or are age 70 or over.

The US government has steadfastly supported the Ecumenical Patriarchate for nearly a century and has supported Vartholomeos' move to grant the Ukrainian Church autonomy and in the dispute with the Russian Church, which was high on the agenda of Vartholomeos' one-hour meeting  with Joe Biden.

The rapid hike in the daily number of COVID-19 infections and the alarming pressures on the National Health System in northern Greece have put the PM’s office and its advisory expert committee on red alert, even as the government is feverishly planning for a tough winter.