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The board of the Attikes Diadromes S.A., which also manages the tollway, accepted the resignation and thanked Halkias for his contribution. The latter had been with the company since the highway opened in 1999.

In an interview with Athens-based broadcaster Mega, the Bank of Greece (BoG) governor said that based on current figures, 27% of wage-earners in Greece are paid with the minimum monthly wage

There are currently 653 intubated COVID patients (59.3 percent men), with a median age of 66-years-old, and 83 percent have an underlying medical condition and/or are age 70 or over. Of intubated patients, 80.4 percent not fully vaccinated.

It is crucial that we not lose track of the essence of what happened in Suite 602 due to all the din that has resulted. It is exceptionally critical because that is the only way one can achieve the desired catharsis.

According to media reports, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis himself contacted leadership of the concessionaire company managing and exploiting the tollway

At a televised briefing this afternoon, Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides placed the blame on the company and said he would recommend to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis that the company’s management of the weather emergency be probed. The Attiki Odos company denies the blame.

In the last 24 hours, 465 COVID-19 patients have been admitted to hospital (a daily rise of 9.93 percent). For the last seven days, the average number of daily admissions was 490 patients. The median age of patients with new infections is 35-years-old.

The PM did not have the necessary time to implement and advance his plans. Less than six months into his term, he was confronted with an unprecedented pandemic which took by surprise and rocked governments all over the world.

What happens in the immediate future is of exceptional importance in the development of the Ukrainian crisis, as every party is weighing its moves and is gauging how much room there is to avert a prospective major energy crisis.

If sealed, the agreement would entail a significant multinational presence in Greece’s budding fintech sector

The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kosovo asks Athens to play a mediating role in the Belgrade – Pristina dialogue, while emphasisng her country’s Western orientation.

Greek FM Nikos Dendias made the statement after Monday’s EU Council of Foreign Affairs session in Brussels. He added that Bosnia is important for Greece, given Athens’ standing interest in stability and peace in the Balkans.

With the deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, 22,549 people have died of COVID-19 in Greece since the start of the pandemic, and 95 percent had an underlying medical condition and/or were age 70 or older.

The election of Nikos Androulakis as the centre-left Movement for Change (KINAL) leader, and the rise of the party in the polls, indicates that the bipolar party system may be coming to an end.

In 2021, a record of investments was made in new products in this category, with orders over $4 billion

The “Elpis” weather front is expected to bring heavy snowfall and low temperatures – Where and when snow is expected

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented the program

Sources said that the competent parliamentary bureau, in order to fend off the attack, shut down all electronic systems, and in cooperation with Greek Police’s Electronic Crime Bureau to assess the extent of exposure.

A total of 1.76mn infections have been confirmed since the start of the pandemic, 50 percent men. With the newly recorded deaths, 22, 476 people have died of COVID-19 in Greece since the beginning of the pandemic.

The dysfunction and acrobatics of SYRIZA is due to the party’s being out of touch with the contemporary needs of Greek society. It often seems entrenched in skirmishes between closed groups and factions that are reminiscent of a bygone era.