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One in four restaurants and night entertainment facilities such as bars across Greece did not opened again in the first week of restrictions lifting. The majority of restaurants, taverns and bars that remain close are on the islands. At the same time, prices remain at the previous level, despite the …
Read More »Australian travel platform labels Crete as “Ottoman”
One of the leading online travel platforms in the world, Australia-based “rome2rio” caused a storm of reactions, when it featured the island of Crete as “Ottoman.” This came at a time, when Turkey announced seismic surveys south of Crete. Rome2rio is a travel information platform that helps, among other things, …
Read More »UNHCR criticizes Greece over evictions of 9,000 recognized refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has expressed deeply concerned over the eviction of some 9,000 recognized refugees from camps, hotels and apartments. Stressing that for many the exit from organized accommodation is premature, the UNHCR calls on the Greek government to implement accommodation and labor schemes and increase …
Read More »Greece will negotiate fiscal targets for 2021 onward, says Finance Minister
Greece will negotiate fiscal targets with euro zone partners for 2021 onward, finance minister Christos Staikouras said on Tuesday. The coronavirus pandemic brought the Greek economy to a halt, therefore, Greece will be discussing new fiscal targets with his euro zone counterparts, Staikouras said speaking to CNBC network. The European …
Read More »Greece warns Turkey over planned drilling off south Aegean islands
The Turkish ambassador in Athens was summoned to the Greek Foreign Ministry on Monday and was handed out a demarche, a protest note, about Ankara’s plans to start drilling off the islands of Rhodes, Karpathos and Crete. A few hours earlier, Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikos Dendias, had underlined that Greece …
Read More »Greece to pay for infected tourists’ accommodation when borders open
Greece will pay for the accommodation of tourists tested positive for coronavirus during their visit, government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Monday. “They will be hosted in a hotel and the cost will burden the Greek state,” he added. “We have done it in the past and we will continue …
Read More »Portugal ready to offer quarantine-free holidays to Brits from this weekend and Greece could follow
Officials in Lisbon want quarantine-free travel between Britain and Portugal to restart from this Saturday, while Greece could lift travel restrictions from June 15.
Read More »Greece extends flight ban to/from 7 countries, entry of non-EU citizens
Greece ‘s Civil Aviation Authority has extended on Monday, June 1, the ban on flights from seven countries as well as on the entry of non-European citizens, At the same time, it also extended the obligatory quarantine for travelers entering Greece for the month of June. Quarantine The measure of …
Read More »Coronavirus Greece: Four more deaths raise death toll to 179
Four more patients died in the last 24 hours increasing the COVID-19-related death toll to 179, Greek health authorities announced on Monday evening. At the same time, two new confirmed cases increased the number of total infections to 2,918. 55.1% of the total infections affect men. Of the total cases, …
Read More »“Greece safe since 460 BC,” claims the Tourism Ministry. Seriously?
Did you know that Greece has been a safe country since 460 BC? If you didn’t, now you know. The Greek Tourism Ministry created a badge for the country’s tourist enterprises that follow the health protocols. The badge, written in English, has title “Health First” and subtitle “Safe since 460 …
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