Greece

Even the foreign press have reported about the new Turkish challenges in Evros, which have been left unanswered by Athens. http://   Turkish forces appear to have been advancing for days now, on Greek soil in southern Evros, at the Apiculture site, which is located at a point that floods …

Greece’s Defense Ministry on Friday submitted an amendment to the Parliament requesting additional financing of some 23.475 million euros for the completion of overhauls in four submarines and two gunboats at Skaramangas and Eleusis Shipyards, respectively. €20.1 million will cover the servicing costs of both the submarines and their escort …

Domestic and international passenger traffic at Greece’s airports plummeted by an unprecedented 99% in April due to the flight bans because of the coronavirus, the Greek Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) reported on Friday. Only 37,273 passengers flew in April, marking a dramatic 99% drop, when in comparison 3,745,671 passengers were …

Athens submitted a demarche, a protest note, to Ankara over “the issue at a point of southern Evros the occasion of the change of the riverbed” diplomatic sources told media on Friday evening, without mentioning what exactly “the issue” at the land border between the two countries was. “The issue” …

Tourist accommodation Recommended dates for the reopening of tourist accommodation: 01.06.2020: reopening of the tourist accommodation for twelve months of operation and the organized tourist camps 15.06.2020: reopening of seasonal tourist accommodation Tourist accommodation protocol (except for organized tourist camps) The specifications for the reopening of tourist accommodation apply to …

21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one more death, Greece’s health authorities announced on Friday evening. The total number of coronavirus infections stands 2,873 with 55.2% to be men. Death toll stands at 169. 19 of the new cases refer to known cases in a settlement. Of the total infections …

Lime, the electric scooter-sharing service, plans to terminate its operations in Athens in the wake of poor economic results. According to a report published by Solomon MAG, after pausing its operations in Greece amid COVID-19, Lime announced to employees it is shutting down its services in Athens. The California-based startup …

The government shocked Athenians on Friday morning with a joint ministerial decision banning cars traffic in a large part of downtown Athens, including main avenues. Restrictions will be valid from mid-June and for a period of 3+3 months. Violators are threatened with a fine of 150 euros. Officially, reason for …

Civil Protection Deputy Minister for Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias said on Thursday,”The plan to allow direct flights from abroad as of July 1 should not be cause for public concern”.  As the plan is to reopen Greece to tourism gradually and cautiously after the global pandemic breakout. During the daily …

Around 35 soldiers marched on to a floodplain site on the east bank of the River Evros at Melissokomeio yesterday. At their camp there is a Turkish flag flying from a tree.