Greece

Greece’s National Meteorological Service (EMY) has issued a warning of a weather deterioration with powerful rainfalls and thunderstorms with hailstorms and strong winds 7-8 Beaufort locally. The weather phenomena are forecast to set in on Saturday, May 2, in the North-West and extend to the East and Central Greece. Improvement …

A powerful earthquake rattled the island of Crete with a magnitude of 6 Richter. The earthquake stroke at 03:51 Saturday afternoon, May 2, 2020, and was followed by another strong tremor of 5R half an hour later. The epicenter of the 6R was in the sea area, 140 km south …

Greek government spokesman triggered anew confusion among citizens when he said on Saturday morning that wearing a mask is mandatory for supermarket workers but optional for customers and in the same sentence he added that for customers masks will be “strongly recommended.” Speaking to Skai TV, spokesman Stelios Petsas said …

In the last half hour it’s been reported that a large quake measuring 6.6R has struck off the coast of Crete. The first notification we received was from the USGS – United States Geological Survey. Some local Greek press have said that it may be downgraded to 6.0R quake but …

Greece, as well as Cyprus, Bulgaria and Portugal, have “good chances” of opening up to tourism soon, said Fritz Joussen, executive chairman of German tourism group TUI. These countries sought talks with TUI and are preparing “very intensively for the return of tourists,” Joussen told Der Spiegel magazine, in an …

Greece’s economy will contract by 4.7% in 2020 due to the pandemic crisis but it will return to positive growth with a rate of 5.1%, the Finance Ministry said in its reform program sent to the European Commission in the framework of the European Semester. Unemployment is expected to reach …

With social distancing, mask and military discipline members of the Communist union PAME gathered outside the Greek Palriament on Friday to celebrate the International Workers’ Day on May 1. It was the only Greek union that defied the lockdown restrictions to honor the workers’ struggles. Holding red flags and banners …

The mother made the decision to board a flight from London to the Greek island of Paros on March 20 with her 11-year-old son, three days before Boris Johnson began a lockdown in the UK.

The operation of the tuition centres was mentioned by the Minister of Education. Ms Niki Kerameos, during the briefing mentioned about private tuition allowed at the same time as schools.   As Ms. Kerameos pointed out, the tuition centres will follow the gradual reopening of the respective educational level. For …

A dangerous incident took place at the Evros border netween Turkey and Greece, when Turkish soldiers fired warning shot and then aimed at German officers patrolling with border with Greece. According to an exclusive story by German magazine Der Spiegel the incident took place on April 28. Frontex has deployed …