ATHENS – “We are examining the extension of first residence protection that expires on April 30,” government spokesperson Stelios Petsas said on Saturday in an interview with ANT1 TV.
On support measures, he stated that the fiscal cost is approximately 4.7 billion euros until today, namely 2.5 pct of GDP.
He said that Europe got out of all the major crises stronger and referred to the need for closer cooperation and also the issue of a eurobond.
On the repatriation of Greeks, he said that the government wants to keep the coronavirus away from Greece. Only those suffering from a serious health problem certified by a doctor will return to Greece.
“All the others will remain abroad; it is clear and everyone should know it. Regarding all those that happened at the airport of London, the responsibility lies within the airline. Everybody knew that the flights to Greece were suspended from 6 a.m. and they called the people to go to the airport. We will not yield to pressure; it is an issue of public health,” he said.
ATHENS - Greece’s rocketing recovery from the poor child of Europe to one of its best economic performers, got another boost when Fitch Ratings lifted the country’s standing to investment grade.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
A mother and her 14-year-old daughter are advocating for better protections for victims after AI-generated nude images of the teen and other female classmates were circulated at a high school in New Jersey.
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel's military on Sunday ordered more areas in and around Gaza's second-largest city of Khan Younis to evacuate, as it shifted its offensive to the southern half of the territory where it says many Hamas leaders are hiding.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans are voting in a referendum Sunday to supposedly decide the future of a large swath of neighboring Guyana that their government claims ownership of, arguing the territory was stolen when a north-south border was drawn more than a century ago.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday attempted to turn the tables on his likely rival in November, President Joe Biden, arguing that the man whose election victory Trump tried to overturn is “the destroyer of American democracy.
NANTES, France (AP) — A supporter from Nantes died on Saturday following a fight that took place before the club's 1-0 win over Nice in the latest outbreak of violence to mar French soccer this season.
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