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Greece to reform Police Rapid Response Units after fatal shooting at Roma teen

Minister for Citizen Protection Takis Theodoriakos announced a series of measures and upgrades aiming at improving the efficiency of the Rapid Response Units, especially themotorcycle police units DIAS as well as in the operation of the Center of Command. The reforms come some ten days after a car chase in …

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Anti-vaxxer Police Officer suspended over videos on social media

An anti-vaxxer Greek police officer has been suspended on Thursday following an internal investigation regarding several videos he uploaded on YouTube in which he spread propaganda against Covid-19 vaccines and was instructing citizens how to avoid relevant police controls. In his videos, the man who posted under the nickname Telemachos …

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“Earthquake contingency planning for Thiva must be updated,” says Greece’s top seismologist

“Seismic activity in the Thiva area has not stopped in four months now and we need to update our planning on the basis of the needs that arose on Crete,” head of the Organization for Anti-Seismic Planning and Protection (OASP) Prof. Efthymios Lekkas told state-run news agency amna on Thursday. …

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European Heritage Days: Free entrance in Greece’s state-run museums, archaeological sites

Entrance to state-run archeological sites, museums and monuments will be free of charge over the weekend to mark the European Heritage Days. The annual pan-European event will also be celebrated in Greece on September 24-26, the Culture Ministry announced on Thursday. This year’s overarching theme of festivities across the European …

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EU leaders, von der Leyen flock to Athens for the EUMED 9 Summit

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and eight EU leaders are flocking to Athens on Friday for the EUMED 9 Summit to be held at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Culture Centre (SNFCC). The presence of the EU VIPs will disrupt traffic and public transport for security reasons. The agenda …

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Greece: 3,273 coronavirus cases, 20 deaths, 286 intubations; distribution

Greece’s health authorities announced on Thursday 3,273 coronavirus cases and 20 Covid-related deaths in the last 24hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals Intensive Care Units increased further to 286. Live Briefing At the weekly live briefing on coronavirus developments on Thursday, professor of Pathology of the Medical School …

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Delta variant accounts for 79.1% of new cases, says Greek expert

The Delta variant of Covid-19 has become the dominant strain in Greece, accounting for 79.1 percent of new cases, said Charalambos Gogos, an infectious disease specialist and member of the Covid-19 Εpidemiologists Committee. Gogos told a press briefing that the Delta variant will soon reach 90 percent, which is faster …

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Crete: 6 coronavirus infections in nursing home; hospitals under pressure

Five elderly and one member of the staff at a private nursing home in Lasithi, eastern Crete. All cases were found to have been infected with the Delta strain of the coronavirus. Covid-19 tests carried out to the remaining staff and the elderly were reportedly negative. Speaking to state broadcaster …

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