Greece

Today, 01/08/2020, 110 additional cases were reported. Sixty (60) are located in Thessaloniki and Kavala, thirty-three (33) of which are connected by two identified outbreaks. In more detail: nine (9) cases during the checks carried out at the entrance gates of the country, three (3) imported cases, which occurred voluntarily, …

Workers in Greece complain that more and more employers in tourism and catering sector force them to work with ridiculously low wages and without social security. Such middle age conditions in the labor market did not exist even during the bailout agreements, workers say. Wages have fallen by 50%-60%, says …

Greece is open to a dialogue with Turkey but not under threats, the country’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias reiterated on Wednesday. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT TV, Dendias criticized Turkey for issuing “threats and deadlines,” adding that dialogue cannot be held “at gunpoint.” He added that there is no agreed …

A device exploded outside the offices of a shipping company in Kastella in central Piraeus in the early hours of Wednesday. The blast smashed windows and caused extensive damage to the building. Police said the device went off at 3:05 a.m. The explosion was so powerful that pieces of the …

The coronavirus pandemic seems to have affected the habits of Greeks and their willingness to travel, as 44 percent will not go on vacation this summer, a survey by the Association of Business and Retail Sales of Greece (HRBA) reveals. According to the survey’s findings, only 14 percent of consumers said …

The “joy” for Turkey’s temporary freeze of  hydrocarbon research activities south of the Greek islands of Kastellorizo and Rhodes, was of short duration. A few hours later, Turkey issued a new navigation notification (NAVTEX) for its second seismic research vessel Barbaros in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The NAVTEX blocks an …

Coronavirus infections in Greece recorded a new jump in Tuesday, with 52 new confirmed cases announced by the health authorities. With the daily growth at 1.4%, the number of total infections has reached 4,279. Authorities announced also the death of one more Covid-19 patient. Death toll increased to 203. The …

After the government once again avoided … touching the Church and exempting the temples from the obligation to use a mask, when it restored its use to most closed spaces and businesses, the Church has now posted a press release in regards to its recommendations.   After the alarming increase …

Concern for Athens – Thessaloniki Concerns about the spread of the virus exist in the big cities and specifically in Athens and Thessaloniki.   As the infectious disease specialist, Professor of the University of Athens and Member of the Committee for the Coronavirus, Nikolaos Sypsas, pointed out, the phenomenon of …

Nikos Hardalias announced the extension of the mandatory use masks in more enclosed spaces. They are as follows:-   retail stores, food shops (bakeries, butchers), Public Enterprises and Organizations banks, municipal stores, public service offices, hairdressers and beauty salons. At the same time the measure of compulsory use of a …