Greece

CNN’s reporter Mr Nic Robertson talked with our Prime Minister in regards to coronavirus. Explaining how by introducing a stringent and early lockdown, Greece has managed to keep total deaths from Covid-19 below 150. “It will be a very different summer. But we hope the worst is behind us. Again, …

No new deaths in Greece – 10 new cases The Ministry of Health announced an increase of 10 new cases of coronavirus in Greece, this afternoon, Tuesday 05/05. A total of 2642 cases and 146 deaths have been recorded in our country so far. Mr. Tsiodras announced that in the …

It is difficult to tame Greeks, especially the younger generations. The lockdown has been gradually lifted on Monday, however, restrictions such as gatherings and crowding and parties remain and bars are closed. Closed? On the first night of the lockdown easing, sneaky businessmen and eager customers found ways to come …

Several environmental organizations and opposition parties have called on the Greek government to withdraw a disastrous environmental bill that, among other things, will permit oil and gas drilling in NATURA protected areas. Protesters gathered outside the Parliament on Monday calling on the government to “Change the system not the climate” …

The Greek Air Force released on Tuesday a video showing a ‘dog fight” between a Greek Mirage 2000 and a Turkish F-16. The footage shows how the Mirage is chasing the F-16 in the sky over the eastern Aegean Sea. The Turkish fighter jet had, furthermore, violated Greek air space and …

The Minister of Tourism, Mr. Haris Theocharis, presented the five areas that will be applied for the support and restart of Greek tourism in the Parliament, answering a topical question put forward by the KINAL MP, Mr. Frangidis. “This plan has a beginning, a middle and an end. It has …

Wizz Air to launch new routes from Vienna to Charleroi, Tallinn, Rhodes, Heraklion, Burgas, Constanta, Zakynthos and Marrakesh According to Austrian Aviation, Wizz Air is going to open 8 new routes from its Austrian base of Vienna between July and October. For Zakynthos:- Zakynthos, on Tuesday and Saturday, to be …

Greece has presented a 5-pillar plan to support the tourism sector that has been strongly hit by the pandemic. Speaking at the Parliament on Monday, Tourism Minister, Haris Theoharis, presented the key points of the plan saying that the government will make use of all opportunities to support tourism, but …

Greece will contribute 3 million euros to the Coronavirus Global Response initiative for research towards the speedier discovery of a vaccine against Covid-19, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday. The initiative was called by several international public and private entities to raise 7.5 billion euros in funds for a …

The Greek government is considering to allow cafes, bars and restaurants as well as shopping malls to open again yet earlier than originally planned on June 1. Just one day after the start of the gradual lockdown lifting on Monday, May 4,  the deputy Development Minister revealed that there is …