Tag Archives: August

Greece’s Parliament will resume operation earlier than scheduled and before end of summer break after main opposition party SYRIZA  requested a plenary discussion on the wiretapping scandal that is shaking the conservative government of New Democracy and the Prime Minister. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras submitted his request for a debated …

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The approval of the updated vaccines against COVID-19 in relation with the variant Omicron is expected in August, Greece’s Health Minister Thanos Plevris said on Friday. Speaking to Skai FM, Plevris said that the new vaccines will protect from the infection, the illness and the serious illness, according to information …

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Greece will extend subsidies to power bills at a cost of more than 1.1 billion euros in August to support households and businesses amid a spike in energy prices, Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas said on Monday. Final consumer prices for electricity are expected to be set at 15-17 cents per …

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FUEL PASS 2: Greece’s government announced on Tuesday that it extends the fuel subsidy to motorists for another three months. i.e. for July, August and September 2022. It the same time, it increased the amount for car owners to 80 euros in the mainland and 100 euros on the islands …

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120 archaeological sites and museums across Greece will open their gates free of charge so that the public can enjoy the August full moon. At the same time a series of cultural events are scheduled August 20-25, 2021. Music concerts, theatrical performances, dance performances, poetry recitations, documentary screenings, art exhibitions, …

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Heath protocols on cruise passengers do not translate into universal reopening of the cruise sector in Greece in August, President of the Association of Cruise Ship Owners and Maritime Agencies, Theodoros Kontes, said on Monday. In a statement to state-run news agency amna, Kontes said that the implementation of protocols  …

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Second day of the mini heat wave in Athens. 36° Celsius short before 3 pm. It is slightly better than yesterday, when temperature reached 39 C at 3:30 early in the afternoon. A very weak wind has started to blow through the foliage of my plants in the balcony, a …

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