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Greece’s Justice Minister Konstantinos Tsiaras announced on Monday that administrative, civil and criminal courts are gradually returning to operation and that this process will conclude on June 15, 2020. According to Justice Ministry roadmap: May 6: The Council of State, the Court of Audit and regular administrative courts under the …
Read More »Unemployment in Greece biggest increase than 2011-2013, warns Enterprises Federation
Unemployment rate in Greece is expected to record the biggest increase in a decade, surpassing the period 2011-2013, despite the fact that government measures managed to contain job losses, the Federation of Hellenic Enterprises (SEV) said in a report released on Monday. Worth recalling that unemployment during the Greek economic …
Read More »Coronavirus Greece: Broader testing starts; 2,632 infections, 146 deaths
Two more deaths and six new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours have increased the coronavirus-related deaths to 146 and the number of total infections to 2,632, Greece’s health authorities announced on Monday. 35 patients are intubated in hospitals Intensive Care Units. Their average age is 67. of 67 …
Read More »A man has been tattooing himself every day since going into isolation because of the coronavirus
After weeks of social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic, a lot of us are starting to go stir crazy.
Read More »Amateur fishing, sea swimming officially allowed again in Greece
Head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced on Monday evening that amateur fishing in small boats is allowed again and boats with a length of up to 7 meters can take passengers for a swim under certain conditions. However, the boats are not allowed to dock anywhere else except the …
Read More »110 million sms for movement permit during lockdown (POLL)
Residents of Greece sent over 100 million text messages (sms) to “13033” to obtain a movement permit during the lockdown, the General Secretariat for Telecommunications and Post said on Monday. According to data released on the first day Greeks no longer need a movement permit, in the 42 days of …
Read More »Hundreds of sheep flock to locked down city
The animals marched and grazed their way through the empty streets of Samsun in Turkey.
Read More »Malaria ‘completely stopped’ by microbe
Scientists say the microbe – found in the wild near Lake Victoria – has enormous potential.
Read More »Greece’s tourism enterprises present proposals for restarting the sector
The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) and 13 pan-Hellenic unions of the sector presented their proposals for the restart of the tourism economy in the country. They sent a letter ot prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with proposals for sustainability and competitiveness of the tourism sector. SETE called for the introduction of …
Read More »Coronavirus: Draft post-lockdown workplace rules contain ‘huge gaps’ – TUC
The leader of the TUC says she cannot recommend the government’s draft advice “in its current form”.
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