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Greek Police has issued thousands of fines for violations of restrictions and of protective measures since the beginning of the lockdown on November 7. The fines amounted to almost 4 million euros until November 23. Fines of some 3 million euros were issued alone for violations of the use of …
Read More »101 deaths in 24 hours, 2135 new coronavirus cases, 562 intubations
Greece’s health authorities announced on Tuesday, 101 deaths in the last 24 hours and 2135 new coronavirus cases. The number of intubated Covid-19 patients has increased to 562, a new record. The total cases have reached 93,137 and death toll 1,815. Shipping Minister Giannis Plakiotakis has been infected with Covid-19 …
Read More »Temperature in Greece forecast to drop by 3-6 degrees Celsius
Temperature in Greece are expected to drop by 3 to 6 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, the National Observatory of Athens forecast. At the same time, northern winds will intensify in the Aegean Sea reaching up to 8 Beaufort. Temperatures will be 3-6 degrees Celsius lower than on Tuesday. Forecast Nov …
Read More »Greece offers tax incentives to attract foreigners, expat Greeks
The Greek government tabled on Tuesday a draft bill in Parliament offering tax incentives to attract foreign taxpayers in Greece. The incentives include generous tax cuts and tax exemptions for homes and vehicles. Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said that the government begun this process with the law 4646/2019, introducing the …
Read More »Antetokounmpo distributes food packages to needy in Athens neighborhood
Giannis Antetokounmpo distributed food packages to the needy in the neighborhood where he grew up in Athens. Together with his mother and brothers, the Greek Freak went to the church of Agios Meletios in Sepolia to help people in one of the degraded districts of the Greek capital. He gave …
Read More »“If we had 5000 ICUs, we’d have more deaths,” says Greek Minister
“If we had more ICUs, we would have more deaths.” This unbelievable claim came by State Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Tuesday morning. The close aide of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that if the hospitals were equipped with more ICUs, then more patients would die as 50% of Covid-19 patients …
Read More »BBC apologises for letting caller go on n-word filled rant live on air
A guest used the N-word eight times during a conversation about board games on Sunny and Shay’s BBC Radio London show live on Saturday night before the episode was uploaded to Sounds.
Read More »“Greece should not become a low-cost investment destination,” says PM
Greece need to become attractive to investors in five ways, not simply over low labor costs, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday. The PM said that Greece’s comparative advantage should focus on taxation, the quality of human resources, the operation of the state, transparency, and the independence of institutions. …
Read More »Greece’s tourism revenues down 78% in first nine months of 2020
Tourism revenues in Greece went down by 78% and arrivals recorded a decline of 77.2%, the Bank of Greece said in a report about the performance in the first nine months of 2020. This is practically the performance of the whole year as there is no tourism traffic due to …
Read More »Greece records 84 deaths in 24 hours, 1388 new coronavirus cases
Greece’s health authorities announced on Monday 84 deaths in the last 24 hours and 1388 new coronavirus cases. The number of intubated Covid-19 patients are currently increased to 549. the new cases on Monday are relatively low due to very few tests, some 11,000, conducted in the past 24 hours …
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