Greece

Sports footwear and apparel manufacturer Nike informed Greek consumers of changes in its retail operations in the country. In an announcement on Wednesday, Nike said consumers will be able to use its online shops (Nike.com, Nike apps), the brand name stores and a small number of strategic partners in Greece. …

Greek and Turkish officials are likely to meet again at the end of Feburary or in early March to revive efforts to resolve a maritime boundary dispute, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said. The two NATO allies have been at odds over a number of decades-old issues including the extent of …

A powerful and mysterious explosion completely destroyed a hotel in Kastoria, northern Greece, early Thursday morning. The hotel has been closed since one year. No injuries have so far been reported. The blast at 1.30 a.m, brought down the three-storey building, scattering fragments of glass and metal objects in a …

The Archdiocese of Athens has raised the charge for funerals from 100 euros to 250 euros overnight and thus amid the pandemic where the number of deaths has increased. According to a report by newspaper avgi owners of funeral offices stated that they were surprised to see an increase by …

New coronavirus cases in Greece remain over 1000 for a second consecutive day as authorities announced on Wednesday evening 1,151 detected cases in the last 24 hours. In the same time, 27 more people lost their lives due to Covid-19, among them a 16-year-old girl, the youngest victim in the …

Unfortunately the number of cases continues, with two more positive cases announced by the General Hospital of Zakynthos earlier today. More specifically a 36 year old woman and a 15 year old girl, Both have mild symptoms and will be in quarantine  in their own homes for 14 days. Both …

The next 48 hours are crucial for epidemiologists to decide in favor of even tougher measures, a so-called “hard lockdown” with curfew starting already at 6 p.m., in Attica and Athens due to a resurgence of coronaviurs cases. The number of daily infections today and tomorrow will be decisive for …

Greece’s Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis said on Wednesday that the opening of tourism will depend of the progress of vaccination in the country. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT, Theoharis said “we have drawn up a plan on how tourism will open, to which is included a provision for the people …

Tourism minister, Mr H Theoharis: There will be no bans on visits to our country – Vaccination will not be a prerequisite There will be no ban and no difficulty in visiting our country or any other country whether vaccinated or not. Vaccination will not be a condition “, stressed …

*It is clear that in the current context, the attention of all of us is focused, almost exclusively, on the evolution of the health crisis. Especially for Greek Tourism, the questions that are asked, with the pressure and anxiety that are automatically created by reality itself, concerns the restart of …