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An unprecedented hailstorm hit the city of Drama in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday and caused widespread problems in many areas of the city in north-eastern Greece. The volume of hail was so big that dense layers reaching up to 30-40 cm were formed. The Drama Municipality sent excavators …
Read More »Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America distributes $250K in COVID-19 Relief Fund
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOARCH) announced on Wednesday the distribution of more than $250,000 from the Archdiocese Covid-19 Relief Fund, to people affected financially by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the number of applications is for the assisance has been surprisingly small. Created under the direction of His Eminence …
Read More »Coronavirus Greece: Infections rise to 3148, deaths to 185; restrictions & night curfew for community
Greece’s health authorities announced on Tuesday evening 15 new coronavirus cases and one more death. The total infections stand at 3,149 and the death toll at 185. Movement restrictive measures and night curfew was imposed to a community in north-eastern Greece. Tests at new arrivals in Athens show just a …
Read More »Tourism and Turkey high on Greek PM’s agenda during visit to Israel
Tourism, bilateral relations and Turkey were high on the agenda of the meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu during his first visit abroad after the pandemic lockdown. “Israel will allow flights to Greece, Cyprus on August 1, if the virus stats are good,” Netanyahu …
Read More »SYRIZA accuses Gov’t of opening tourism “hasty and without a plan”
Main opposition party, left-wing SYRIZA accused the conservative government of New Democracy of having opened the borders to tourism much too early, hasty and without a plan. SYRIZA spokesperson Alexis Charitsis said on Tuesday that the country is experiencing the repercussions of the pandemic as the “government has put the …
Read More »Greece extends UK & Turkey flight ban, entry ban to non-EU nationals
Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has extended the flight ban from/to Turkey and UK as well as the entrance of non-EU nationals. In a statement issued late on Monday, June 15, the CAA listed also the flight departure countries whose passengers must undergo COVID-19 testing upon their arrival at the …
Read More »Thessaloniki: Police arrests woman and daughter for stabbing father to death
Police in Thessaloniki arrested a woman and her daughter and put them behind bars on Tuesday pending trial. The two have been charged for premeditated homicide in a calm mental state and violations of gun laws over the killing of the father of the family. The father, a 49-year-old taxi …
Read More »Turkish plan to invade Greece at the height of the Syrian war in 2014 revealed in leaked documents
The Turkish plans are believed to have centred around maintaining offensive and deterrence capabilities on the western front, while moving troops during the war in Syria.
Read More »Greece:- Our Airports will be opening. Arrivals by road updates.
Our airports are opening and preparing to welcome tourists. At “Eleftherios Venizelos” airport, which has not stopped accepting international flights from specific countries during all these months, the number of flights abroad is increasing. Restrictions on arrivals from Italy, Spain and the Netherlands were lifted from yesterday, June 15, to …
Read More »EU launches interactive tool for travel to member states
The European Union has launched a one stop site for all travel rules and coronavirus restrictions. People interested to travel to one of the EU member states can use the interactive tool, select your destination and see if you can travel or not. According to the relevant EU website: The …
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