February 17, 2022
Economy, FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Greece’s tourism minister on Thursday said the visitor season would officially start in March, earlier than previous years, and there were “positive signs” of a bumper summer ahead. In an interview with international news agency Reuters, Vassilis Kikiliaw said “there is great demand and great dynamic for Greek tourism in …
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February 9, 2022
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Greece is getting ready to open the tourism season already in March, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on late on Tuesday in an interview with a local TV channel, while state broadcaster ERT showed him today saying “We must be ready on March 1.” “I have asked everyone, governors, mayors, …
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March 16, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece will continue using the AstraZeneca vaccine, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Tuesday adding that the “average number of blood clot incidents among vaccinated persons is not higher that the average number among the general population.” Greece’s decision comes after several European countries including Germany, Spain, Portugal, France, the …
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March 4, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
The National Vaccinations Committee is expected to recommend soon vaccination of people over 65 also with the Astrazeneca vaccine, Greece’s Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced on Wednesday. Three different vaccines against the coronavirus have become available in Greece since vaccinations began two months ago, said National Vaccination Committee President Maria …
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December 7, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Uncategorized
Greece’s public health services and hospitals are still under strong pressure from the novel coronavirus, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Monday. Speaking to Skai TV, Kikilias said that the country has been in lockdown for a month and that, “out of a total of 1,305 ICU beds that we …
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October 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
World Health Organisation (WHO) will located its offices for the Quality of Health Care and Patient Safety in Athens, Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias and the WHO Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge, announced on Friday after a meeting in Copenhagen. “The choice of Greece is a recognition of the …
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August 18, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
“The first dose of coronavirus vaccine will be in Greece at the end of December,” Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Tuesday morning. “Greece will have the first batch of vaccines that the European Union will buy from the Oxford vaccine as announced by European Commission Ursula von der Leyen,” …
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July 4, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
“I call on tourists to follow the health protocols for the coronavirus,,” Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Saturday. Visiting the island of Crete and inspecting the local health facilities, Kikilias appealed on foreign visitors to observe the health protocols during their staying in the country. “We have hired …
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November 5, 2019
Greece, Politics
Health Minister, Vassilis Kikilias, announced that the state will subside heaters in cafeterias so that smokers will not freeze in winter when they will be forced to sit outdoors due to the smoking ban. Speaking to Skai TV on Tuesday, Kikilias said that the formal implementation of smoking ban starts …
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October 2, 2014
Very Mix
Anti-terror Police managed a big blow against terrorists planning several attacks, Greek Minister for Public Order, Vassilis Kikilias, said on Thursday. In a joint press conference with the chief of Greek Police, the minister revealed that prominent shipowners, offices of multinational companies and political parties as well as the President …
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February 10, 2014
Politics
A lawmaker from Samaras’ Nea Dimokratia, one from former Samaras’ juniior coaltion partner Democratic Left and one from nationalist opposition Independent Greeks. The three MPs saw their names in a statement issued by the Greek Finance Ministry on Monday. A statement saying that they had transferred money abroad. also the …
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February 21, 2013
Economy
Whether they want it or not, whether they can afford it or not, employees and pensioners, self-employed and traders paid millions of euro in the last two years. The so-called “solidarity levy” was imposed by the Greek finance ministry in order to combat the unemployment. It was thought to be …
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