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Greek retailers imperatively demand the reopening of the market warning that the two-month lockdown is threatening their existence. With shops shut down, revenue losses reportedly 100-120 million euros per day. The click away during the holiday season may have helped some market sectors and for a short time, however, revenues …
Read More »Greek-French writer Vassilis Alexakis passes away at 77
Award-winning Greek-French write Vassilis Alexakis, passed away at the age of 77 on Monday. Born in Athens, he had been living in France since 1970. He has been publishing both in Greek and French often simultaneously. Alexakis had been a journalist at Le Monde, where he also did book reviews …
Read More »Greece to receive enough Covid-19 vaccines for 15.4 million people
Greece has arranged to get delivery of over 26 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, enough for 15,450,000 citizens, Secretary General for Primary Health Care Marios Themistocleous said on Monday. Speaking at a live briefing on the pandemic, Themistocleous said the vaccination plan is progressing well and several hospitals have completed the …
Read More »64 push-ups/minute: Athlete from Crete enters Guinness Book of Records.
In the middle of a lockdown, an athlete form Crete broke a world record and entered the Guinness Books of World Records. Giorgos Kotsimpos broke the world record for the most hand release push-ups in one minute. He did 64 reps, 6 more than the past record of 58 reps. …
Read More »Greece proposes “Vaccination Certificate” to facilitate freedom of movement
The Greek Prime Minister has proposed that the European Union introduces a vaccination certificate in order to facilitate freedom of movement for those who have been vaccinated against Covid-19. PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a letter with his proposal to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU news website PoliticoEurope …
Read More »Exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey on Jan 25 in Istanbul
The Greek Foreign Ministry announced on Monday evening that the 61. round of exploratory talks with Turkey will take place in Istanbul on January 25, 2021. The Ministry tweeted: Ανακοίνωση ΥΠΕΞ: Ο 61ος γύρος Διερευνητικών Επαφών θα λάβει χώρα στην Κωνσταντινούπολη, στις 25/01 ?https://t.co/mVtI0fbYwH — Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών (@GreeceMFA) January 11, …
Read More »PM Mitsotakis” Only issue to discuss with Turkey is maritime zones delimitation”
“The only issue to discuss with Turkey in exploratory talks is the delimitation of the maritime zone in the Aegean and the East Mediterranean Sea, ” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday. Mitsotakis in fact responded to Turkey that earlier on the day invited Greece to “exploratory talks” …
Read More »Greece records 444 new coronavirus cases, 39 deaths in 24 hours
Greece’s health authorities announced on Monday, 444 new coronavirus cases and another 39 deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country stands at 350. Death toll has reached 5,302 and the total cases stand at 145,179. Again the PCR tests were …
Read More »Greece Weather Warning: Rainfalls, thunderstorms, strong wind, snowfalls
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY warns of weather deterioration with heavy rainflls and powerful winds lat on Monday, Jan 11, 2021, and sharp temperature drop and partially dense snowfall as of Wednesday, Jan 13, 2021. Coming from the North-West, the bad weather front is forecast to strike the western Greece …
Read More »Turkey invites Greece to resume “exploratory talks, unconditionally”
Turkey is making an official offer to Greece to resume exploratory talks within January, the country’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday. Cavusolgu spoke of “unconditional” talks on all issues that have been discussed over the 60 rounds of talks held until 2016, when contacts were suspended. Cavusoglu said Athens …
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