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Monday, May 11, 2020
Greece Industrial Production Grows In March
Greece's industrial production rose for the first time in six month in March, data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority showed on ...
Greek Lamb Gyros Recipe
Pile pittas high with tender lamb, sweet pickled veg and cooling yogurt to take you back to the Med in minutes!
Covid-19: Textile Company ‘Pennie’ Donates Masks to Greek Hospitals
Greek textile company Pennie has donated reusable masks to the doctors and nurses of four hospital units in Greece, aiming to support their efforts to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.
Greek Post resumes mail services to several foreign countries
The Greek Post has resumed services to several foreign countries and sending of postal items is possible again after weeks of halting operation due to the pandemic. Restrictions on airmail transport worldwide, as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, also have an impact on mail transportation. Restoring Greece’s postal connection with abroad is the result … The post Greek Post resumes mail services to several foreign countries appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
50 refugees, adults and unaccompanied minors, relocated from Greece to UK
A group of 50 refugees – including 16 unaccompanied minors and 34 adults – departed Athens international Airport Eleftherios Venizelos on Monday morning for the United Kingdom. Adults and minors are to reunite with their families. The relocation was arranged during talks between Alternate Migration and Asylum Minister Giorgos Koumoutsakos and UK Undersecretary for Immigration … The post 50 refugees, adults and unaccompanied minors, relocated from Greece to UK appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Coronavirus to sweep decade of hard-won gains in Greek tourism
Charlie Chahine should be welcoming his first international guests of the season to his Suites of the Gods resort on Santorini, Greece's most popular ...
Asylum seekers fly from Greece to UK for relocation
A group of 16 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and 34 adults has left Greece on a flight to the United Kingdom, where they will be reunited with family members who are already there ...
Der Spiegel’s “evidence” that a Greek bullet killed migrant grows weaker with new Turkish confession
On March 4 at the peak of Turkish dictator Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s attempt to asymmetrically invade Greece with illegal immigrants, Muhammad Gulzar, a ...
'Finally, at last': vulnerable migrants to leave Greece for UK
Group including teenagers Walid and Mustafa will be reunited with relatives after grim experiences ...
Deloitte: How Greek Tourism May Evolve in New Covid-19 Reality
Deloitte Greece presents three alternative scenarios about how the Greek tourism landscape may evolve in 2020 and 2021 in the new reality posed by Covid-19.
Greek industrial output rises 0.6% y/y in March
Greek industrial output rose 0.6% in March compared to the same month last year, after a downwardly revised 3.2% fall in February, data from statistics service ELSTAT showed on Monday. Looking at ...
Giannis Antetokounmpo''s younger brother wants to play in Europe
Alex moved to Milwaukee from GREECE in 2013 during Giannis'' rookie season with the Bucks. He averaged 20 points and 7.3 rebounds as a high ...
GREECE enters second phase in lifting lockdown
GREECE has entered the second phase in lifting its lockdown, with all remaining retail stores that had been shut down in March allowed to reopen and ...
Migrants stranded in Greece by COVID-19 fly to UK
A group of 50 refugees and asylum seekers flew from Greece to Britain on Monday to reunite with relatives in a transfer that had been held up by the coronavirus lockdown. The group includes 16 ...
The Latest: Netherlands, Greece take next steps to reopen
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it ...
Sparkle launches managed service for multi-site enterprises in GREECE
“We believe that our partnership with Neurosoft will prove to be of high value and strategic to our operations in GREECE,” said Enrico Bagnasco, CEO of ...
Battle starts for telecoms oversight
Lianos stressed that GREECE is the only country in the EU where its Competition Commission is not responsible for monitoring the telecom market, ...
Cops and the contagion: Law enforcement adapts to pandemic role
In GREECE, Phelan suggested state leaders could craft more effective public protection policies if they vetted their ideas with police officials before ...
GREECE Appoints a Syria Special Envoy to Normalize Relations With Bashar Al-Assad
GREECE'S ministry of foreign affairs announced on Tuesday it was appointing a Special Envoy for Syria, viewed as a step towards full normalization with ...
How five nations in Europe and Asia contained coronavirus
Slovenia, Jordan, Iceland, GREECE and Vietnam all have one aspect in common. All are bound by one success story in times of despair. All five have ...
GREECE has second highest number of psychiatrists in EU block
GREECE is among the countries that has a more than adequate number of mental healthcare professionals capable of dealing with the increase in ...
German tourists eyeing holidays in GREECE, says report
GREECE was listed first among locations keen to see German tourists this year by the German newspaper “Bild am Sonntag” on Sunday in a six-page ...
The Greek Diaspora Struggles to Maintain Ties to Homeland in Coronavirus Times
While 20% of GREECE'S GDP is dependent on tourism, it accounts for roughly 10% of the regional unit of Chios' GDP. The return of the diaspora each ...
Platforms Project Shifts 8th Edition Online to Showcase Up-and-Coming Young Artists
... ATHENS STREET ART FESTIVAL (GREECE), Autobiographical Systems (GREECE), Bcademie (Netherlands), BEASTON Projects (UK), BIG - Biennale ...
Top 10 books about GREECE and Greek life
The writer picks up where her father, US-Greek journalist Nicholas Gage left off in Eleni – the 1983 bestseller which chronicles his return to GREECE to ...
Greek tourism fall threatens 10-year gains
About now, Charlie Chahine should be welcoming his first international guests of the season to his Suites of the Gods resort on Santorini, Greece's most-popular holiday island. A few of his staff of ...
The cost of coronavirus: Greek tourism slump threatens a decade of hard-won gains
Charlie Chahine should be welcoming his first international guests of the season to his Suites of the Gods resort on Santorini, Greece's most popular holiday island.
Athens hotel ordered to demolish top floors blocking Acropolis view
Campaigners ‘overjoyed’ at landmark ruling but say review of planning laws still needed A battle over the right to enjoy uninterrupted views of the Acropolis has resulted in a five-star hotel being ordered to demolish its top two floors, in a landmark ruling hailed by residents of Athens. Owned by Coco-Mat, the Greece-based mattress maker, the hotel — whose “breathtaking terrace” had been its selling point — opened its doors barely a year ago. Citizens enraged about the ten-storey establishment blocking their own views of the citadel took the case to the highest court in the land. Continue reading...
Global report: Covid-19 lockdown rules relax in European nations amid confusion in UK
Boris Johnson criticised for vague blueprint; China reports more infections in Wuhan; Belgium and Greece also ease some measures * Coronavirus – latest updates * See all our coronavirus coverage Millions of people across Europe are set to embrace a relaxation of stay-at-home rules on Monday, as countries around the world plot their way tentatively through the coronavirus crisis. In FRANCE, from Monday members of the public were able to walk outside without filling in a permit for the first time in nearly eight weeks, teachers will start to return to primary schools, and some shops – including hair salons – will reopen. Bars, restaurants, theatres and cinemas will, however, remain closed. Continue reading...
Coronavirus live news: More new cases in China as parts of Europe to ease restrictions
Boris Johnson’s plans for UK labeled vague and divisive; China records new cases in Wuhan and Shulan; New Zealand to move to level 2 restrictions * Bolsonaro attends floating barbecue as Brazil deaths top 10,000 * ‘People feel a bit nervous’: France braces for end of lockdown * Coronavirus latest at a glance * Australian coronavirus updates - live * See all our coronavirus coverage 5.43am BST Earlier I posted coverage of a protest in Australia, where a small group of demonstrators in Melbourne were angry about lockdown restrictions, Bill Gates, and 5G. Australian health authorities are now using social media trying to combat the growing conspiracy theories about the (non-existent) link between the 5G network and Covid-19. COVID-19 does not spread via mobile networks or wireless technology. COVID-19 is spread through contaminated droplets by coughing or sneezing, or by contact with contaminated hands, surfaces or objects. Find the facts: https://t.co/HbdohSPJs3 pic.twitter.com/WolbwTu46m 5.27am BST Four days after many newspapers looked forward to a widespread easing of restrictions on “Magic Monday”, the story was very different following Boris Johnson’s Sunday’s night’s televised address to the nation. “Boris keeps handbrake on”, says the Mail’s front page headline alongside a large picture of the prime minister clenching his fist as he makes a point during the broadcast. It says Johnson set out the “first steps to free Britain”. Related: 'It's all Greek to us': what the papers say about Boris Johnson's lockdown exit plan Daily Mirror: Lockdown Britain: It’s chaos #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/LoNf3lJvYP Monday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/92u9n32qlf Continue reading...
'It's all Greek to us': what the papers say about Boris Johnson's lockdown exit plan
Four days after many newspapers looked forward to a widespread easing of restrictions on ‘Magic Monday’, the story looks very different ...
Funding boost to 250,000 Greek pensioners
Greece’s Labour and Social Affairs Minister Yiannis Vroutsis, announced an increase to supplementary pensions as of the 2nd June 2020.
China reports possible new wave of Covid-19 cases; Greece extends migrant camp lockdown – as it happened
Germany sees infections rise again after easing lockdown; France to end lockdown on Monday; White House advisers self-quarantine. This blog is now closed ...
Back to School: Final Year GREEK High School Students Returning to Classrooms on Monday
Back to School: Final Year GREEK High School Students Returning to Classrooms on Monday. Ευρωκίνηση. (Photo by Eurokinissi/ Thanassis Kalliaras, ...
Aegean Airlines counting on help from the government
GREEK national carrier Aegean is hoping for government support after the company suffered massive losses due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) ...
Migrant Lives at Risk as Rescues on Mediterranean Sea Come to Halt
FILE - Migrants arrive at the village of Skala Sikaminias, on the GREEK island of Lesbos, after crossing on a dinghy the Aegean sea from Turkey, March ...
UK Holidaymakers Searching For a Mediterranean Summer Break Are Eyeing Up Greece and the ...
Meanwhile the GREEK government has been doing everything possible to get tourism up and running as quickly as possible. The plans are to get hotels ...
GREEKS Run to the Beach on First Weekend after Lockdown
GREEKS took advantage of the nice weather and rushed to the beaches on the first weekend after almost two months of lockdown due to the ...
GREEK University Team Creates Platform that Detects Coronavirus in Real Time
The GREEK team collaborated with students from the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom and participated in the #EUvsVirus Hackathon, ...
All GREEK Armed Forces Exercises Suspended due to Coronavirus
In the midst of the pandemic, this was achieved with the utmost effort and deprivation, ranking the GREEK Armed Forces among the few in the world who ...
GREEK Church demands evacuation of 'living museum' in Jerusalem
The GREEK Orthodox Church of Jerusalem has filed a lawsuit demanding the closure of a living museum that has been operating on the outskirts of the ...
How GREEK beaches adapt to post-lockdown requirements
How GREEK beaches adapt to post-lockdown requirements. Social distancing measures will have to be observed long after the stringent lockdown ...
GREEK military chief warns of accident risk in Aegean, Mediterranean
... teleconferences with NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Lieutenant General Tim Radford, GREEK newspaper Kathimerini reported ...
GREEK Yogurt Market Overview and Growth Rate Analysis 2026 by Top Key Players Companies ...
The research study provides estimates for Global GREEK Yogurt market forecasted till 2025*. Some of the major companies covered in this research are ...
Princes' Islands: Once Istanbul's Refuge from Pandemic
The Patriarchate of Constantinople and GREEK diplomats try to convince Ankara to ... Today there are only 80 GREEKS left living on the Princes' islands.
More stores prepare to reopen on Monday in Greece
The second stage in restarting the GREEK economy begins on Monday, May 11 with the resumption of retail outlets and 225,000 employees back at ...
UK receives refugees from Greece, returns 130 GREEKS stranded in London
The announcement noted that 130 GREEKS currently stranded in London ... of a GREEK-UK Strategic Action Plan for cooperation on tackling migration.
Study in Greece: Greece could become the new destination for studies
English-taught postgraduate programs offered by GREEK public universities, offering many perspectives to both institutions and students, constitute the ...
Randi Zuckerberg: On Donna Zuckerberg, GREEK Classics and Understanding Relationships
This is just one example, but my dissertation was about GREEK tragedy and comedy, and those texts — especially the tragedies — have great insight ...