Doctors struggling to cope on islands
Doctors struggling to cope on islands The vast majority of public health units on the small Aegean islands are struggling to cope as the limited number of doctors are forced to be on call every day, without a day off and generally without the chance to rest in order to cope with the needs of […]
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Minister says government committed to green transition
Minister says government committed to green transition On the occasion of the imminent tenders for new units of renewable energy sources and on the upgrading of the target for participation of the RES to the energy balance in 2030, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas stated on Sunday that Greece has already saved over half […]
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Funding announced for recycling and waste management units
Funding announced for recycling and waste management units Greece has secured 600 million euros for the creation of recycling and waste management units, government spokesperson Giannis Oikonomou said in a post on Twitter on Thursday. “Our country has secured €600 million from the European Union via new NSRF 2021-27 for the creation of modern recycling […]
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Athens Apartment Rental Prices Keep Rising for Smaller Units
Athens Apartment Rental Prices Keep Rising for Smaller Units Athens rent prices on smaller apartments have been rising are on the rise. Credit: Tilemahos Efthimiadis (CC BY SA 2.0) Rents are on the rise in Athens for smaller apartments in newer buildings, especially in selected suburbs. Some landlords in Maroussi and Elliniko have been charging […]
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Energy Ministry: Bill regulating energy storage units
Energy Ministry: Bill regulating energy storage units A second “mini” draft law on energy storage is included in the bill for the simplification of the second phase of the RES licensing process. The multi-bill which was introduced by the Environment and Energy Ministry for discussion and voting in Parliament, late last night. One regulated issue […]
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Hepatitis concerns place health authorities on alert
Hepatitis concerns place health authorities on alert Health authorities and medical units around the country have been placed on high alert for the possibility of a severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children making its presence in Greece. As of Wednesday afternoon, no case had been identified that could be classified as a suspected […]
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Naval units in joint exercise with French Carrier Strike Group
Naval units in joint exercise with French Carrier Strike Group France’s flagship aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle is seen in a joint exercise with Hellenic Navy vessels in the southern Ionian Sea in this photo made available Tuesday by the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA). The drill was held between March 31 and […]
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Police units to be stationed on campuses this summer
Police units to be stationed on campuses this summer Special police units will be established at Greece’s main universities this summer, according to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who recently met with the rectors of the University of Athens, National Technical University of Athens, Athens University of Economics and Business and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the […]
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Mobile housing units reach quake-stricken Cretans
Mobile housing units reach quake-stricken Cretans The delivery of 34 mobile housing units to the earthquake-stricken residents at the area of Arkalochori, Crete, began on Tuesday, the government announced on Tuesday. Another 90 housing units are being prepared for delivery, while 15 mobile classroom units will be delivered to the area in coming days, with […]
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Four regions heading for mini lockdown as Covid surges
Four regions heading for mini lockdown as Covid surges The regional units of Kavala, Imathia, Pieria and Pella, all in northern Greece, were expected to enter a mini lockdown on Wednesday as they turned “red” in the updated epidemiological map of the country due to a rise in coronavirus infections. This means authorities will impose […]
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Greece is a “magnet” for 5 star hotels
Greece is a “magnet” for 5 star hotels Following the mass “arrivals” of new units in 2019, plans for new hotels in Athens and the rest of the peripheral units of the country, have not been abandoned. International luxury hotel chains such as Mandarin Oriental, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, Edition Hotels, 1 Hotels and Rocco […]
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ICUs under pressure with 346 intubated patients
ICUs under pressure with 346 intubated patients Intensive care units remained under pressure on Wednesday with the number of intubated patients with Covid-19 reaching 346, while deaths jumped to 47, bringing the total death toll from the disease to 13,743. The transmission rate of the coronavirus remained at high levels, albeit lower than Tuesday, with […]
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ATHEX – Accumulation around 920 units
ATHEX – Accumulation around 920 units Stabilizing trends prevail in today’s session of the Stock Exchange during the first session of September. The General Price Index at 11:38, was at 923.19 points, marking a marginal increase of 0.01%. The value of the transactions amounts to 12.54 million euros. 51 stocks are up, 14 are down […]
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Mobile units, private doctors join inoculation effort
Mobile units, private doctors join inoculation effort In an all-out effort to stem the tide of the fourth wave of the pandemic, spearheaded by the Delta variant, mobile vaccination teams and private doctors are being enlisted to increase inoculation rates. These mobile units of the Health Ministry will be placed in squares and outside churches, […]
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Occupancy rate in ICUs nationally is nearly 60%
Occupancy rate in ICUs nationally is nearly 60% The occupancy rate in intensive care units nationally is nearly 60% with admissions rising by 29.44% in the last 10 days alone, Univeristy of Patras Medical School professor and pathologist Charalambos Gogos said on Thursday. On Crete the occupancy rate is 96.5%, he told journalists at a […]
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Brown Hotels adds another 4 units in central Athens to its stable; goal is 25 properties around Greece
Brown Hotels adds another 4 units in central Athens to its stable; goal is 25 properties around Greece Brown Hotels has acquired the management of four smaller to mid-sized central Athens hotels from the Tsakiris family, namely, the Museum Hotel behind the National Archaeological Museum, the MyAthens in the Kerameikos district near the Acropolis, the Kubic […]
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Greek coast guard units harassed off Lesvos over the weekend
Greek coast guard units harassed off Lesvos over the weekend Turkish patrol boats harassed Greek coast guard vessels in two separate incidents off the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos over the weekend, reports said Monday. On Saturday, a Turkish patrol boat made dangerous maneuvers in close proximity to a Greek coast guard vessel involved in […]
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Tender worth 200 million euros for energy storage units
Tender worth 200 million euros for energy storage units The Minister of Environment and Energy, Costas Skrekas, announced a tender for energy storage units with a capacity of 700 MW and a budget of 200 million euros, speaking yesterday afternoon at the Greek investment forum in New York. The tender will take place in the […]
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