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Sports footwear and apparel manufacturer Nike informed Greek consumers of changes in its retail operations in the country. In an announcement on Wednesday, Nike said consumers will be able to use its online shops (Nike.com, Nike apps), the brand name stores and a small number of strategic partners in Greece. …
Read More »Greece, Turkey to resume exploratory talks by early March, says PM Mitsotakis
Greek and Turkish officials are likely to meet again at the end of Feburary or in early March to revive efforts to resolve a maritime boundary dispute, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said. The two NATO allies have been at odds over a number of decades-old issues including the extent of …
Read More »Powerful explosion flattens 3-storey hotel in Kastoria, N. Greece (video)
A powerful and mysterious explosion completely destroyed a hotel in Kastoria, northern Greece, early Thursday morning. The hotel has been closed since one year. No injuries have so far been reported. The blast at 1.30 a.m, brought down the three-storey building, scattering fragments of glass and metal objects in a …
Read More »Archdiocese of Athens raises funeral charge by 150% amid pandemic
The Archdiocese of Athens has raised the charge for funerals from 100 euros to 250 euros overnight and thus amid the pandemic where the number of deaths has increased. According to a report by newspaper avgi owners of funeral offices stated that they were surprised to see an increase by …
Read More »Greece: 1,151 new coronavirus cases, 27 more deaths; Tsiodras warns
New coronavirus cases in Greece remain over 1000 for a second consecutive day as authorities announced on Wednesday evening 1,151 detected cases in the last 24 hours. In the same time, 27 more people lost their lives due to Covid-19, among them a 16-year-old girl, the youngest victim in the …
Read More »“Tourism opening will depend on vaccination progress in Greece,” says Minister
Greece’s Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis said on Wednesday that the opening of tourism will depend of the progress of vaccination in the country. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT, Theoharis said “we have drawn up a plan on how tourism will open, to which is included a provision for the people …
Read More »Greek experts are considering “hard lockdown” due to virus resurgence
The next 48 hours are crucial for epidemiologists to decide in favor of even tougher measures, a so-called “hard lockdown” with curfew starting already at 6 p.m., in Attica and Athens due to a resurgence of coronaviurs cases. The number of daily infections today and tomorrow will be decisive for …
Read More »Greece to lower ENFIA tax, set property prices in coastal areas on islands
The Greek government is committed to lower the ENFIA special property tax by 8 percent, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Tuesday. At the same time he announced the setting of property prices in “high-value regions, mostly coast areas on Greek islands.” Speaking to “Parapolitika” FM, Staikouras gave assurances that …
Read More »Four French Rafale jets in Greece for joint exercise “Skyros 2021”
Four Rafale fighter jets of the French Air Force arrived in Tanagra air base by Athens ahead of the joint exercise “Skyros 2021” with Mirage 2000 and F-16 the Greek Air Force. This is the “official first” of the French Rafale in the Greek skies after France and Greece signed …
Read More »15-year-old girl tested positive with Covid-19 dies in Thiva (UPD)
A 15-year-old girl tested positive with Covid-19 died in the hospital of Thiva on Wednesday morning. The girl was reportedly admitted to the hospital just hours before she passed away. She is the youngest victim of the pandemic in Greece According to local media evima, the girl had serious underlying …
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