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Government and experts on alert as the Delta mutation continues to dominate the country and the new “Mu” mutation makes its appearance with the first cases

The US is definitively abandoning its efforts to export democracy and is focusing on its own modernisation in order to avert Chinese geopolitical predominance.

Scientists have warned of the dangers posed by the highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 and they constantly stress the benefits of vaccination for public health and the health of individuals.

The PM also created a Civil Protection Ministry that will be responsible, inter alia, for the Fire Service, which has been blamed for inadequate management of the August wildfires.

Olaf Scholz wants stricter measures to manage climate change. He also wants to increase the minimum wage from 9.6 to 12 euros per hour, and he knows very well where to find the funds.

The government spokesman has said that nothing has yet been decided. Yet, other countries have already decided to institute mandatory vaccination in the army, most recently the US.

An important positive element in the parliamentary debate was the plea for the “boulevard of science” to be embraced, and not the “side-road of lies”.

Just days ago, the government had announced that healthcare workers who remained unvaccinated would be suspended from work without pay, a move that could have raised tensions in the health system at a critical juncture.

According to a study by the National Bank, in June this year 1/3 of the air passengers of 2019 were recovered (compared to 3% in June 2020), while in July 2021 the 2/3 of the passengers of 2019 were recovered (compared to 29% in July 2020 )

If the percentage of vaccinated people does not increase substantially, then the new measures will not be able to stem the wave of new cases and deaths, even if they are religiously implemented.

“You told us here that you achieved your goals, with the forests still smoking. “Ever since apologies were discovered, filotimo [honor] has been lost”, stressed Fofi Gennimata using a traditional Greek proverb in the context of the debate in the Parliament on the fires

“It is sad that in such a tragedy the prime minister seeks to cover up and transfer responsibilities”, said the president of SYRIZA

In a thinly veiled comparison with SYRIZA’s handling of the 2018 Mati wildfire in which 102 people died, the PM said that the government’s handling of the month’s wild saved lives.

Scientists constantly call for mass vaccination of the population, constantly assuring that vaccines are safe and that vaccinated people have a minimal risk of becoming seriously ill.

According to estimates by the German Tourism Association, there are currently 150,000 German tourists in Greece on holiday packages, according to the German newspaper

Mega Channel’s prime-time evening newscast with Rania Tzima broadcast an exclusive interview on Tuesday with Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen, who spoke with reporter Giannis Moutsios about the “next day” in conflict-ravaged Afghanistan

Data from the Bank of Greece show the rise and resumption of Greek tourism

In detail what the Greek Minister of Health, Vasilis Kikilias, announced

The 56-year-old woman who was brutally murdered yesterday in Thessaloniki by her partner is the ninth woman who lost her life this year because she was a woman.

It is the duty of the state to ensure that people who for whatever reason refuse to be vaccinated do not put the health and lives of others at risk.

The Deputy Minister of Finance spoke about the impact that the climate crisis and the pandemic have on the economy, as well as the support for the inhabitants of Northern Evia

Two settlements evacuated through 112 message – Ships are ready in Marmari in case they need to transport citizens

Difficult days lie ahead. The Afghanistan crisis is a challenge for the international community on both a political and strategic level, and it is testing our sensitivities.

What is needed now is not a settling of accounts between parties or for them to make gains on the political chessboard. The paramount objective now is to ensure there will be fewer mistakes in managing the next crisis

A few hours after Erdogan’s statements that Turkey will not become a refugee depot, the telephone communication between the Greek PM and Erdogan will take place, while Athens has already said that it will not accept the instrumentalization of the refugee from Ankara

The call will focus on the latest developments in Afghanistan

The opening of the works will be inaugurated on August 24 by the President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou, together with the President of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen, at the invitation of the latter.

A fire, apart from Keratea, has also broken out in Vilia, Attica. According to the Fire Brigade, ground and air forces are operating. More specifically, 24 firefighters are operating with two vehicles, while two helicopters and two planes are dropping water. The settlements of Agios Georgios and Paleochori are evacuated due to the fire in […]

About 1,055 international flights have landed at Ioannis Kapodistrias Airport from August 1st until today

The new conditions justify the choice to make the environment a national priority. Deliginization, Recovery Fund resources and the new NSRF are powerful financial tools

The Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management stressed that the country has 73 aerial means, however he tried to clarify some things regarding the flights they make

A few weeks ago, the prime minister received a study conducted by the Group of Long-Term Planning and Research regarding the “mega-currents” of the 21st century.

“I was ashamed to visit my physical therapist and to tell him that I had no money,” said weight lifter Thodoris Iakovidis, highlighting the Greek state's abandonment of top athletes.