Mitsotakis emphasised that "affordable housing is a right for everyone and an obligation of the State," and noted that Tuesday's announcements were the result of a prudent and successful fiscal policy: "This is what allowed us to surpass our fiscal targets and return the surplus to citizens through targeted policies."
“We are deeply alarmed by reports of violent clashes resulting in numerous civilian deaths in Syria. We urge all parties to act with restraint, pursue peaceful resolutions, and avoid steps that could escalate tensions further,” the statement, shared on X, declared.
According to the Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the epicentre of the earthquake was located in the sea area 27 kilometres southwest of Arkesini, Amorgos.
The lower than normal temperatures will continue to the middle of February, National Meteorological Service (EMY) Thodoris Kolydas said in a post on X on Saturday.
The international research team is in Santorini participating in the oceanographic mission MSM132, which aims to explore the submarine volcanic centres of Santorini and understand the geological processes occurring in them
Speaking from Santorini on Monday morning, Professor Efthymios Lekkas, president of Greece’s Earthquake Planning & Protection Organisation (OASP), acknowledged the increased seismic activity. “There is an elevated risk. We do not deny it, and this pattern will likely continue for some time,” he stated, adding that expert committees will reconvene at 13:00 to further assess the situation.
