Archaeology: Ancient Greek warrior's 'excellent' helmet recovered from Israeli harbour

ARCHAEOLOGISTS were excited to stumble upon an extremely well-preserved bronze helmet worn by a Greek warrior nearly 3,000 years ago. The priceless artefact was fished out of a bustling Israeli port ...

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Education Ministry suspends free-meals for 185,000 pupils due to “bureaucratic problem”

Τhousands of elementary school pupils are left without free meal, due to “a bureaucratic problem” as the Greek Education Ministry claimed. Τhe meals for 185,000 pupils are suspended “until further notice.” The principals of the school units included in the free-meal program were informed only on Friday, February 26, that there will be not meals … The post Education Ministry suspends free-meals for 185,000 pupils due to “bureaucratic problem” appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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Power outages in Nafpaktos and Athens destroy yet more Covid-vaccines

Greece’s health authorities had to cancel about 120 Covid-19 jab appointments scheduled for Monday and Tuesday in the city of Nafpaktos, western Greece, after a power cut on Saturday night destroyed the temperature-sensitive vaccines kept at the local health center. This was reveled by the hospital workers union POEDIN on Monday. POEDIN said it was … The post Power outages in Nafpaktos and Athens destroy yet more Covid-vaccines appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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EU to propose vaccine passports “Digital Green Pass” in March in time for summer (POLL)

The European Commission will present a proposal in March on creating an EU-wide digital COVID-19 vaccination passport that may allow Europeans to travel more freely over the peak summer holiday period. Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced the coming legislative proposal in a speech to German conservative lawmakers on Monday, providing a few more … The post EU to propose vaccine passports “Digital Green Pass” in March in time for summer (POLL) appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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Mitsotakis indicates tough lockdown extension until mid-March

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appealed to Greeks to continue abiding by the measures aiming to contain the spread of coronavirus and indicated another extension of lockdown. He called on citizens to be patient for another two weeks. The tougher lockdown in Athens and Attica was extended on Friday until March 8, 2021, while the soft … The post Mitsotakis indicates tough lockdown extension until mid-March appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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1176 new coronavirus cases, another 30 deaths, intubations rise to 406

Greece’ health authorities announce don Monday evening, 1,176 new coronavirus cases again by much fewer tests due to weekend. Another 30 Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients in intubation has increased to 406. Death toll has reached 6,534 and the total cases stand at 192,270. Daily Cases The … The post 1176 new coronavirus cases, another 30 deaths, intubations rise to 406 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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Excerpts from Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs M. Varvitsiotis’ speech at the Delphi Economic Forum International Conference titled ‘Greece: Competing for Global Talent’ (23 February 2021)

During the International Digital Conference ‘Greece: Competing for Global Talent’, organised by Delphi Economic Forum, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis gave a speech as part of the special session on engaging and attracting digital nomads to Greece and announced the ‘Blue Carpet Policy’, an integrated policy to bolster Greece’s openness “in order to attract not only digital nomads, but also investment- and business-oriented people in general”. As Mr Varvitsiotis stressed, visas for digital nomads are yet another component of the comprehensive ‘Blue Carpet Policy’, which was designed as a simple, direct, functional and digital process. The Alternate Minister underlined that “the digital transformation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, currently under way by digitising control and performance procedures and upgrading the human capital of the MFA, will contribute to this goal”. More specifically, the Alternate Minister announced that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be creating a “digital nomad visa” in cooperation with the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, aimed at “persons who wish to establish themselves in our country and, with laptop in hand, make an active contribution to economic life around the globe”. These are “high-income persons who produce and operate in the global economic environment”. In fact, he stressed that the digital nomad challenge has been further amplified due to Brexit, “as thousands of people have decided to leave Great Britain to gain access to the European system, and are seeking a new place of establishment”. Moreover, Mr Varvitsiotis underlined that the MFA aims at the restoration and growth of the Greek economy “by leveraging the MFA's abilities in order to attract more visitors to our country, better promotion and, of course, access to what we call residence in Greece”. “We have already instituted the ‘Business Visa’ for the entrepreneurial world’, adding that “we adopted the ‘Student Visa’ in order to enable foreign students from beyond the borders of the European Union to come study in Greece”. Concluding his speech, the Alternate Minister noted that “this will be put to practice once these interventions are integrated into a comprehensive policy that will greet all foreigners who wish to become established in Greece with a hearty ‘Welcome’”.

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