Greece
Greece
Greek Ministry of Interior, Attica Officials Authorize Help for Fire Victims
Five different financial resources will be granted to the fire victims of the Varympompi area after forest fires laid waste to their homes.
Environment
Greece to Create Massive ”Ministry Park” in Athens
Greece will create a massive new administrative park near mount Hymettus, it was made public on Saturday.
Culture
Greek Ministry of Culture Certifies Two Piraeus Bank Foundation Museums
The Greek Ministry of Culture certified two museums in the Piraeus Bank Foundation thematic museums network, the Rooftile & Brickworks Museum in Volos and the Environment Museum of Stymphalia in the region of Corinthia, on Monday.
Lina Mendoni, Greek Minister...
Archaeology
Greek Ministry of Culture Responds to Flooding on Acropolis
In a statement released on Friday, the Greek Ministry of Culture responded to outcry over flooding that was reported on the Acropolis on Thursday after torrential rains battered Athens.
Social media users argued that the controversial new cement paths constructed...
Greece
Greece’s Foreign Ministry Condemns Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found on Synagogue, Holocaust Memorial in Larissa
The Greek Foreign Ministry condemned anti-Semitic graffiti found on a synagogue and Holocaust memorial in Larissa in a statement released on Friday, describing the act as "abhorrent" and "heinous."
According to a press release by the Jewish Community of Larissa,...
Diplomacy
Greek Foreign Ministry Issues Demarche to Turkey Over New Navtex
Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias ordered the immediate delivery of a demarche to Turkey over its new illegal Navtex on Wednesday, and he also briefed Greece's allies and partners about Turkey's ongoing illegal behavior, according to a Foreign Ministry announcement.
"With...
Ancient Greece
Ministry of Culture Markets Facemasks With Patterns Inspired by Ancient Greece
Acknowledging the current need for their widespread use, The Greek Ministry of Culture is now marketing fabric facemasks inspired by Ancient Greece so that citizens can stay protected from Covid-19 -- while promoting Greek history.
The masks, with patterns featuring...
Greece
Greek Ministry of Finance Will Pay for Coronavirus Vaccinations
Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras stated on Thursday that the country has put funding in place to cover the costs associated with the coronavirus vaccine once it becomes available, potentially at the end of this year.
Earlier on Thursday, the...
Diplomacy
Turkish Defense Ministry Releases Photo Showing Oruc Reis Escorted by Navy Ships
The Turkish Defense Ministry late on on Monday released a photograph showing its oil exploration vessel, the Oruc Reis, being escorted by five Turkish Navy vessels into its position in the sea, approximately midway between the island nation of...
Diplomacy
Greek Foreign Ministry Calls on Turkey to Stop Illegal Oil Explorations
The Greek Foreign Ministry on Monday sent a clear message that the country will defend its sovereignty and national rights, formally calling on Turkey to immediately end the illegal oil and gas drilling activities which undermine the peace and...
Greece
Greek Health Ministry Recommends Ban on Festivals, Increased Covid Testing
The Greek health ministry's expert committee for tackling Covid-19 recommended on Monday that the government ban traditional festivals throughout the country until the end of July, intensify testing at the land borders and extend testing to seasonal workers from...
Greece
Greece Re-creates Ministry of Migration in Apparent Policy U-Turn
The Greek government on Wednesday announced the creation of a new Ministry of Migration and Asylum as part of efforts to accelerate its policy implementation in that area.
The new ministry will be led by Notis Mitarakis, who had until...
Environment
Greek Environmental and Energy Ministry Buys Electric Cars and Bicycles for Staff
Greece's Environment and Energy Ministry received the first electric cars and bicycles that will be used exclusively by the ministry's staff on Friday.
Environment and Energy Minister Kostis Hatzidakis stated "We have an ambitious green agenda and we must prove...
Greece
Greek Ministry Issues Ultimatum for Squatters to Evacuate All Buildings
The Greek Ministry of Citizen's Protection issued a statement, in what amounts to an ultimatum, on Wednesday afternoon, regarding the issue of squatting and illegally occupying abandoned buildings in the country.
The Ministry's statement noted that ''Those who have illegally...
Greece
”Rubicon” Anarchist Group Storms Labor Ministry in Athens
The headquarters of Greece's Ministry of Labour, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity in downtown Athens was the target of another ”intervention,” as the well-known Greek anarchist group ”Rubicon” terms it, on Wednesday afternoon.
At approximately 1:10 PM local time, twenty...