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WEBSep 16, 2010 · October 8, 2024 0. Temperature in Greece will gradually rise up to 32-34 degrees Celsius until Saturday, 12 October, 2024, according to the latest data the weather service of the National Observatory of Athens meteo.gr. The atmospheric circulation will favor the transfer of warm air masses to Greece in the next few days.
City of Athens announces schedule for free guided tours in October
WEB2 days ago · The popular and free tours of Athens by licensed tour guides are back, the Municipality of Athens announced on Tuesday. Starting on the weekend of October 12-13, 2024, the current schedule will continue to October 30, in collaboration between the city’s Organization for Culture, Sports and Youth (OPANDA) and the …
17 Schengen countries, incl. Greece, call for new legislation for ...
WEB3 days ago · Seventeen countries within the Schengen Zone, including Greece, are calling for a revision of the legal framework to enable more “effective” returns of individuals who do not have the right to remain in the European Union. Ahead of the EU Interior Ministers’ Council on Thursday 10, October in Luxembourg and the upcoming Summit on October ...
Cruise companies ask Greece to postpone increased passenger fee …
WEB2 days ago · In a recent article daily naftemporiki.gr reported that shipowners and cruisers wanted the implementation of the fee as of 2026 otherwise they warned of “Unforeseen consequences of the increase in costs.”. In a letter obtained by the daily, cruise companies stated that “CLIA’s view on implementation of the new fee per cruise passenger from the year 2026 is reasonable because the 2025 ...
High levels of arsenic detected in water supply in Halkidiki villages
WEB2 days ago · High levels of arsenic have been detected in the local water supply of two villages in Halkidiki, northern Greece with the residents of Nea Triglia and Nea Plagia to express their concern. According to the municipality, an additional treatment stage is necessary to remove the arsenic, and installation procedures are already under way.
Workers of Hellenic Train announce 24h strike
WEB3 days ago · October 2024, due to a 24-hour strike announced by the Hellenic Train workers’ union and thus the driving personnel. The union demands safety upgrades to be implemented as soon as possible, after a series of incidents in the last one and a half year. Privately-owned railway Hellenic Train (formerly TrainOSE) operates passenger and freight ...
PM: "Greece in 2027 will be a much better country where Greeks …
WEBSep 8, 2024 · Greece in 2027 can be nothing like Greece in 2010. This means convergence with Europe. Greece in 2027 will be a much better country and Greece will be able to look forward to a better life.”. A day earlier, that is on Saturday, during the traditional speech at the 88th TIF, PM Mitsotaks announced a series of measures to relief specific groups ...
Greece’s Infections Committee recommends the Masks return
WEBDec 28, 2023 · Greece’s National Committee for Infections decided on Thursday to recommend the use of masks in closed spaces, hospitals and health facilities as well as in public transport means after the constant increase of hospitalizations due to Covid-19 and the low rate of updated vaccination. Over 1,600 …
Greece lifts all protective measures against Covid-19
WEBApr 30, 2024 · Greece’s National Committee in charge of Public Health Emergencies decided to completely lift all protective measures against the Covid-19. The decision was taken at a meeting last Thursday, April 25, and was published on Monday, April 29, 2024. After evaluating the epidemiological situation of the country during the last period of …
Greece new measures: Restrictions in entertainment & sports ...
WEBDec 27, 2021 · Greece’s Health Minister Thanos Plevris announced early Monday evening a series of measures against the spread of the coronavirus and thus on the same day as the country experiences a negative record of all times since the start of the pandemic: 9,284 new coronavirus cases confirmed in the last 24 hours, 4,038 of them in Attica alone.