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The prime minister emphasised that 90 pct of the excess profits of energy companies will be subjected to emergency taxation and return to the state budget.

"Unfortunately, the war in Ukraine continues unabated. The priority of the Greek government is the protection of our expatriates, but also of the civilian population,", Mr. Dendias said.

Greece's Energy & Environment Minister said thah IGB Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria is a tremendously significant project.

As a precaution and for security reasons, Hellenic Post (ELTA) was decided to isolate the company's entire data centre until all the required actions are completed.

Light to medium-intensity snowing is expected sporadically on Sunday and Monday in Thessaly, Central Greece, Evia and the south and central parts of the Peloponnese. Snowfall is expected also at semi-mountainous elevations and higher on Crete.

He argued that Greece and the United Kingdom should see the challenges clearly and work to address the challenges of today together, and try to build a better world.

Voting for it in principle were ruling New Democracy and opposition Movement for Change (KINAL), while main opposition SYRIZA, and Communist Party of Greece (KKE) as well as MeRA25 voted against it. Greek Solution voted 'present'.

Finance Μinister said that in this environment of increased challenges, mainly the huge increase in energy costs, the Greek government is already doing, and will continue to do, its best to reduce the negative consequences.

The health ministry also recommends unvaccinated people or people with underlying disease to keep wearing protection masks and underlines that the lifting of the measure of the mask outdoors should not be translated as the end of the pandemic.

To the present, Greece has granted temporary residency to 2,704 Ukrainian nationals. Of these, only 50 have applied to stay at entry-point facilities. Greece has a total of 5,000 beds available that could rise to 30,000 if need be, the Migration & Asylum Ministry said.