'Avghi' brings snow and gale-force winds
Heavy snow at even low altitudes in eastern and southern parts of the country and a drop in temperatures are recorded across Greece on Tuesday.
Heavy snow at even low altitudes in eastern and southern parts of the country and a drop in temperatures are recorded across Greece on Tuesday.
Snowplows have been deployed out on the streets in the broader area to avoid motorists being trapped in the snow or ice.
The European Commission endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Greece's third payment request of 3.64 billion euros (1.69 bln in grants and 1.95 bln in loans), under the Recovery & Resilience Facility (RRF).
The prime minister said that defence against the climate crisis is a global issue, that the new conditions exceed the resilience of the infrastructure that all countries had until now, and that it is the duty of politics to work out new response measures.
Kikilias said that the entire Civil Protection mechanism will be on alert. The meeting was attended by representatives of all security forces, public utility officials, and meteorologists, among others.
Mitsotakis said that this reduction in unemployment was the result of high growth rates but also the transformation of the former OAED labour employment organisation from a benefits service to one geared to helping people find jobs and acquire skills.