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'The data demonstrate the great preventive capacity of vaccines. The majority of those who are vaccinated and then infected with the virus do not have symptoms and do not fall severely ill,' she said

The unemployment rate reminds us of 2011, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), with the redundancies increased by 63,000, as recorded by the data from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Ergani system), in September

The Greek Tourism Minister stressed that we should now work hard in order to improve the infrastructure, to have a sustainable tourism model, and to create better jobs

The third shot, according to experts, is especially important for the elder ones and reduces the rate of covid-19 infection.

The measures announced are tantamount to an at least partial lockdown on unvaccinated citizens. As of Monday, 22 November, beyond restaurants, bars, and cafes, all unvaccinated people will be barred from entering closed spaces – such as museums, gyms, and cinemas.

'The socialist prime minister of Spain was obliged to take into consideration the decisions of the EU,' said government spokesman Yannis Economou, noting that the leader of Spain’s opposition has opposed a further tightening of relations with Ankara.

Greece has a robust anti-vax movement – far-right activists and religious zealots are among the most aggressive exponents - and a number of doctors are among the hundreds of social media anti-vaxxers.

Serious effects on the environment due to overconsumption of bottles in popular tourist destinations – Over one million consumed in August alone in Santorini

Kikilias, who up until recently was the health minister in the Mitsotakis government, said visitors from Turkey are very welcome, referring to “high quality” tourists who visit the islands and the cities.

Mitsotakis, a day after meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, promoted what he called the prospects of the Greek economy for long-term growth.

After last year’s annual protest march marking the anniversary of the 17 November, 1973, Athens Polytechnic uprising against the junta was essentially canceled by the government due to the pandemic, participation in this year’s demonstration was massive.

The map, which depicts Erdogan’s neo-Ottoman ideations and foreign interventions presents as “Turkish territories” a long list of countries from the Balkans and Central Asia and Russia all the way to China with its Muslim Uyghur minority.

The federation representing the owners is expected to table its final offer on Friday.

“If they remain or prices rise further, the government may be forced – and rightly so, to intervene even more this year,” Christos Staikouras noted

As regards management of the pandemic, Mitsotakis said yesterday that the government has no intention of following Austria’s example of imposing a total lockdown solely on unvaccinated citizens. Experts’ projections for the run-up to Christmas are ominous.

Sensitisation to the environment and climate change is now one of the main programmes of the Archdiocese of Athens and of Metropolitanates (bishoprics), as Ta Nea reports today.

'You must understand what the Parthenon Marbles mean to us. They are our pride. They are our sacrifices. They are the supreme symbol of nobility,' Melina Mercouri, who made the return of the Parthenon Marbles a life-long crusade, once told British authorities.

Ankara has systematically encroached on the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of Cyprus and Greece, including through the 2019 Libya-Turkey agreement on the delimitation of the two countries’ maritime zones, that has been condemned internationally.

Sarigiannis said his projection, based on the models of his environmental and public health engineering team, is that there will be 92 deaths daily somewhere around 17 December, and 700 intubated COVID-19 patients between 8-10 December.

The government’s strategy now is simply to persuade as many unvaccinated citizens as possible to get the first dose of the vaccine and to stress the importance of those who are already fully vaccinated getting a booster shot.