Giorgos Patoulis

Television cameras caught up with the couple, who made a few statements before boarding their flight.

Initially, the former Governor of Attica stated, “We’re leaving for a few days and will return on Saturday. We wanted to choose a safe destination. I think we’ve said everything we wanted to.”

Giorgos Patoulis is set to become a father again, as his partner, Nancy Koilou, is in the later stages of pregnancy and expecting twins.

According to information from Giorgos Patoulis’s circle, the former regional governor of Attica has already shared the news with his son, Alexandros, telling him that he will soon have siblings.

Nikos Hardalias, the current deputy defense minister, will be running for the position of Attica regional governor in the upcoming local elections, supported by New Democracy. The announcement was made on Monday.

A video of the Attica regional governor, Giorgos Patoulis, dancing at an event a day after the death of two firefighting pilots in Evia and while dozens of wildfires were in progress, has gone viral on social media.

The Theater of Lycabettus, located on a hill that overlooks the capital, is slated to reopen this summer after undergoing upgrades, Attica Regional Governor Giorgos Patoulis has told Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA). 

The Region of Attica places - as it emphasizes - special importance to the protection of the Environment and taking into account the conditions that have been shaped by the energy crisis, it is intensifying actions such as the energy upgrade of building infrastructure and the replacement of the existing energy-consuming sodium lamps with LED lamps.

Health officials said several firefighters and volunteers had been hospitalized with burns. Many settlements meanwhile face electricity problems, while the national road from Athens to Lamia is closed.

Bad weather has a lot of Greece under its grip, with snowfall and below freezing temperatures.

Bags of road salt piled up next to some winter service vehicles on the premises of the road maintenance department of the Attica Regional Authority in Kapandriti, north of the capital, during an inspection by Regional Governor Giorgos Patoulis Thursday.

Attica Regional Governor Giorgos Patoulis announced on Tuesday that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Patoulis said he was informed by a mayor with whom he met a few days ago that he showed symptoms of Covid-19 and scheduled a test.