Τhe minimum value of property that must be acquired to grant eligibility for a Golden Visa will be increased to 500,000 euros in certain parts of Greece, according to an amendment tabled in Parliament by the Development and Investments Ministry on Wednesday. The new minimum value at time of purchase …
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Golden Visa in Greece hikes to €500K; Minister lists affected regions
The government is proceeding with new regulations regarding the “Golden Visa”, doubling the amount of property investment in specific and regions across Greece with the aim to obtain a residence permit. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Deputy Minister of Development and Investments Nikos Papathanasis announced that the government will submit …
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Fire Weather warning for Greece due to Hot-Dry-Windy conditions (Maps)
Τhe Fire Weather team FLAME of the National Observatory of Athens and the Civil Protection warn of very high risk of fires in Greece on Thursday and Friday, July 28-29, 2022. The adverse fire weather conditions will continue also over the weekend, July 30-31, 2022. Based on the latest available …
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Greece accelerates hydrocarbon exploration, PM reveals areas of search
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday that hydrocarbon exploration will be accelerated and revealed the six areas in western and southern Greece where concessions have already been awarded for this purpose. One land area and five offshore areas where concessions for hydrocarbon exploration have already been awarded in the …
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Vaccination program starts in remote areas of Crete
Vaccination of citizens in remote areas started on Tuesday on the island of Cretε and is expected to expand to other remote area on the mainland soon, media report. The vaccinations started in Tympaki and Agia Galini. The health ministry has contacted municipal officials who inform the residents of the …
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Click Away – Click Inside: How to do retail shopping in areas in tougher lockdown
Shopping with click away and click inside retail stores has returned after several regional units and municipalities, including Attica and Athens have been place in tougher lockdown regime since Saturday, January 30, 2021. This systems are valid for retail only. Purchases at supermarkets, grocery stores, bakeries etc as usual. Click …
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Tougher restrictions for areas in West Attica, Sitia, Kozani, Rodopi
The Civil Protection placed several areas across Greece in quarantine due to increased epidemiological load. Affected are municipalities in western Attica, in Kozani, Sitia on Crete and in Rodopi, north-eastern Greece. The local quarantine is parallel to the nationwide lockdown that remains in force until authorities decided partial or totla …
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Greece extends lockdown until Dec 7; regions most pandemic affected
Greece extends the pandemic lockdown restrictions for one more week, until December 7, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Thursday. He listed several areas in northern, central and western Greece as well as one island as particularly affected by the coronavirus due to high number of cases in relation to …
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Turkey’s drilling map violates rights of Greece and Cyprus
Turkey has published the map with the blocks where it plans to drill for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. According to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministyr in Ankara, the “new license areas regarding the exploration and drilling activities, lie within Turkish continental shelf as declared …
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Prolonged heat wave with 40-41 C to sweep across Greece
Winds down, temperatures up. Or in meteorologists’ language: Beaufort decrease, Celsius increase. Weather forecasters speak of a prolonged heat wave up to 41 degrees Celsius. Temperature will gradually rise over the weekend and will affect initially Western Greece. Then the hell will grab large parts of the country from North …
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