Marcus Rashford says he will fight on after the government confirms it will not provide free school meal vouchers during the summer.
Read More »Free internet to help poorer pupils study online
Vouchers are offered to help 10,000 families in England keep their children learning online.
Read More »13 new coronavirus cases raise total infections to 3,134, one more death
Thirteen new coronavirus cases and one more death, have been announced by Greece’s health authorities on Monday evening. The 13 new cases and another 9 on Sunday have raised the number of total infections t0 3,134. Death toll stand at 184, after a patients from Echinos in Xanthi, north-eastern Greece, …
Read More »Recognized refugees: From the islands hotspots, homeless in Athens
Police buses arrived at Victoria Square in downtown Athens on Monday evening to transfer recognized refugees to accommodation centers. Hundreds of people, among them many children, arrived from the Moria camp on the island of Lesvos to Piraeus by ferry and from there to Athens on Thursday night. They have …
Read More »First tourists arrive with 30 flights in Athens, Thessaloniki airports
The first flight from abroad after three months of lockdown landed with 160 on board at Macedonia airport in Thessaloniki from Munich, Germany, at 13:30 on Monday. The flight of the Aegean Airlines was welcomed with a water arch, symbolically, as this is usually the case during the reception of …
Read More »OAED, applications for Seasonal Workers
Instructions for the emergency months compensation for seasonal workers in tourism, who have no possibility of being re employed have been given by OAED. Specifically they refer to the creation of the electronic page for OAED which will be announced in the next few days, with which applicants will be …
Read More »Outcry forces Gov’t to open again Greece’s only Children Cardiac Surgery Clinic
The Greek government was forced to open again the country’s only Children Cardiac Surgery Clinic following an unprecedented outcry on social media. For several days, for over a week, hundreds of Greek internet users have being posting again and again over the closure of the clinic, the only one performing …
Read More »Solomos Museum Reopens
The museum of art and poetry dedicated to the one and only Dionysiou Solomos – writer of the Greek National Anthem has reopened to the public, today Monday 15th June, after three months. All precautions are in place due to the pandemic. If you haven’t been it is well worth …
Read More »Greece lifts restrictions to seasonal accommodation, museums, brothels
Greece lifts more restrictions on June 15, 2020, on the same day it opened its borders to foreign tourists from some 30 countries. Among the business back to operation are seasonal accommodations, museums and brothels with the latter having to follow a 10-point guide tailored by the National Health Organization. …
Read More »Kilometer-long queues at Greek-Bulgarian border crossing. Guess why…
Kilometers-long queues reaching up to 20 km were formed at the Greek-Bulgarian border crossing Promachonas on Monday as travelers from the neighboring country and other states wanted to come into Greece the day it opened its gates to foreigners without enforced quarantine. Tourists and professional drivers were waiting for hours …
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