Greece

Development and Investment Minister Adonis Georgiadis on Wednesday submitted an amendment to a foreign ministry bill that will allow the winter sales period to be extended until March 31, 2021. According to an announcement by the ministry, a relevant ministerial decision will follow which will determine the final details. The …

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed hope that the tourism season in 2021 “will be much better than last year”, in an interview with the German newspaper “Süddeutsche Zeitung” published on Thursday. “Our goal is to reach at least 50 pct of the 2019 levels,” he pointed out, expressing the belief …

The Greek government has set up a #MeToo website where citizens can submit complaints get information on sexual harassment and abuse as well as power-based violence, actions taken against abusers and links where victims can seek help. The website metoogreece.gr will soon host announcements concerning initiatives designed to help people …

In a new first indicating an exacerbation of the incendiary rhetoric emanating from Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan referred to the Aegean Sea by the name “Sea of Islands,” while reiterating claims of “provocations” in the eastern Mediterranean, referring indirectly to renewed Greek-Turkish tensions in recent days. Erdogan’s remarks …

Greece is in “technical” talks with the UK over allowing Britons carrying a vaccine passport to travel to its tourist hotspots from May, Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis told several British media on Tuesday. The announcement comes  despite concerns in Brussels and other EU capitals. Theoharis said he hoped to “dovetail” …

President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou conferred the Grand Cross of the Order of Honour to Greek shipowner Iakovos Tsounis, who has donated his entire fortune to the Armed Forces. Tsounis, 97, donated 23 million euros to the Armed Forces and has also donated 60 landing craft over the …

Daily coronavirus cases remain alarmingly high as Greece’s health authorities announced on Wednesday evening 1,913 new cases. Another 28 Covid-19 patients died in the past 24 hours and the number of Covid intubations remain 357. Death toll has reached 6,371 and the total cases stand at 184,686. Chances that the …

Greece’s Civil Protection placed the regional unit of Arcadia, Central Peloponnese, in hard lockdown and the Municipality of Nafplio, eastern Peloponnese, in “increased surveillance”, that is regions and municipalities marked “‘red” in the country’s Covid-19 map. Hard lockdown for Arcadia will go into force at 6 a.m. on Thursday, February …

The Times: Greece plans to open borders to vaccinated Britons in May Athens plans to open up to British tourists could bring it into conflict with Brussels, according to British publication. Greece is considering opening its borders to tourists from Britain who have been vaccinated even since next May, according …

The Greek Actors Association submitted to prosecuting authorities a file containing serious allegation of sexual abuse and harassment in the world of theater and movies. The reported cases are expected to expand prosecutors’ investigation into the so-called Greek #MeToo movement. According to media information, the submitted file contained double-digit cases. …