Greece Outside In: 06/15/20

Monday, June 15, 2020

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, passed away. It is the … The post 13 new coronavirus cases raise total infections to 3,134, one more death appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.keeptalkinggreece.com

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 been sleeping on a piece … The post Recognized refugees: From the islands hotspots, homeless in Athens appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.keeptalkinggreece.com

This easy chicken gyro recipe will transport you to Greece

One of the best parts of traveling is trying food from cultures all over the world. Even if you can't travel right now, you can still experience food from around the world. And a great place to start ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.yahoo.com

GREEK Minister: €2.5 billion support to municipalities and regions secured

This is a dynamic program of the interior ministry amounting to 2.5 billion euros, with funding from the Deposits and Loans Fund and the European ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.tornosnews.gr

GREEK Foreign Minister to meet French counterpart in Paris on Monday

GREEK Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias is heading to Paris on Monday, where he will meet with his French counterpart Jean Yves Le Drian, ANA ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.tornosnews.gr

GREEK PM Due in Yerushalayim

GREEK PM Due in Yerushalayim. By Hamodia Staff. Monday, June 15, 2020 at 4:15 pm | כ"ג סיון תש"פ. GREEK Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT hamodia.com

Christie's Quietly Pulls GREEK and Roman Antiquities From an Online Auction After Evidence ...

To stop these sales from going through, Tsirogiannis began compiling his own database of looted antiquities in the early 2000s, gaining access to GREEK ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT news.artnet.com

GREECE Is Enticing Visitors With Cheaper Flights This Summer

GREECE is about to reopen for international travelers, and they're offering some financial incentives that are making the idea of a summer trip to their ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.simplemost.com

Greek PM: After our win against the virus, Greece is picking up the growth thread

PM Mitsotakis addressed the SEV Annual General Assembly

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT en.protothema.gr

Greece Reopens To Tourists But Some Coronavirus Restrictions Apply

The country has begun letting in foreign visitors, but those from countries with high COVID-19 infection rates are to be tested and quarantined. Greece has one of the lowest infection rates in Europe.

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.npr.org

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 a “virgin” flight. Head of … The post First tourists arrive with 30 flights in Athens, Thessaloniki airports appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.keeptalkinggreece.com

NSA Souda Bay Welcomes U.S. Ambassador, Greek Defense Leaders

NSA Souda Bay, Greece welcomed U.S. Ambassador to Greece and Greek defense leaders to the installation June 12, 2020.

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.navy.mil

Why GREEK giants Panathinaikos were the talk of Maidenhead

“Traditional English fire and application”. Maidenhead Advertiser reporter Clive Baskerville described the GREEKS as being “several classes better in ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.footballinbracknell.co.uk

FM Dendias: Turkey Cannot Constantly Try to Blackmail Europe

... said that "Paris realized from the outset that Turkey's challenges affect not only GREECE and Cyprus, but the whole of Europe and the Mediterranean.".

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.thenationalherald.com

Coronavirus Greece – 13 new cases

One death was recorded

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT en.protothema.gr

Greek-American police officer shot in Black Lives Matter (BLM) riots paralysed

A GoFundMe account has been set up to support his medical expenses

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT en.protothema.gr

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 heart surgeries to children and … The post Outcry forces Gov’t to open again Greece’s only Children Cardiac Surgery Clinic appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.keeptalkinggreece.com

Fire Destroys Historic Byzantine Convent in Central GREECE

A fire destroyed a section of the ancient Convent of Panagia Varnakova in Fokida, central GREECE, after breaking out after 11 p.m. on Sunday.

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT greece.greekreporter.com

Hammered: GREECE hit England for seven as Gomez, Rose see red

In what was being billed as a special game in the lead up to kick-off, England were handed a night to forget as GREECE found the net seven times in ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT kclrfanzone.com

Greece: Asylum seekers spend nights on streets

Some 66 asylum seekers, including 4 pregnant women, children, spend nights in Victoria Square in capital Athens - Anadolu Agency ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.aa.com.tr

'Like a Greek island in December': Swedish border towns struggling without Norwegians

It could have been the day when Sweden's border towns with their array of stores along the 1600 kilometre border with Norway welcomed back their big ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT sverigesradio.se

Hellenikon Demolition Starts Oct. 31, Clearing Way for Development

That will technically start work on the project now under the sole control of GREECE'S Lamda Development which bought out foreign partners from Abu ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.thenationalherald.com

GREECE Plans Four-Pronged Strategy Over Turkish Drilling

In the second, if a Turkish research vessel lays out cables for seismic surveys, GREECE will use wireless techniques to stop it or cut the cable to prevent ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.thenationalherald.com

Photos: GREECE opens borders to tourists

GREECE is back in business and officially open to tourists as of June 15, with the first international flights expected into Athens and the northern city of ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.hindustantimes.com

Visiting GREECE in Winter

If you want to keep warm, pay a visit to Loutraki and find Pozar Spa in GREECE'S Macedonian region. You'll get all the comforts of a modern spa facility, ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.traveldailynews.com

GREECE resumes tourism, albeit cautiously

GREECE resumes tourism, albeit cautiously. Visitors from high risk countries to take COVID-19 test, others to be tested randomly. Magda Panoutsopoulou | ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.aa.com.tr

Outcome: "Border with Greece open only to EU citizens"

Only EU citizens can enter Greece from Bulgaria, while border between the two countries was opened at exactly 11 am, the Bulgarian Border Police announced today The opening of the border came an hour ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.b92.net

Beautiful GREEK Islands Close To Athens – Reachable Only By Yachts

GREEK Islet Fleves: It is an islet of the Saronic Gulf, south of Vouliagmeni, and east of Aegina. Fleves is the ideal destination for those who love diving.

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT ceoworld.biz

'Europe cannot allow itself to fail twice' on migration, EU Commission VP Schinas says

Our guest is former Greek MEP and EU Commission spokesperson Margaritis Schinas, who is now the EU Commission Vice-President for Promoting the European Way of Life. Speaking to FRANCE 24's Catherine Nicholson, he discussed the planned new EU migration pact ahead of an upcoming EU summit, plus the situation of child migrants in Greece and a possible relaunch of EU Mediterranean search and rescue operations. Schinas also shared his thoughts on EU racial diversity and representation in the bloc's institutions following recent worldwide protests against racism.

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.france24.com

Foreign media laud the re-opening of Greece to tourists

The media used Santorini and PM Mitsotakis's speech at the picturesque island

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT en.protothema.gr

Greek and French Foreign Ministers meet in Paris to counter Turkish aggression

The two Ministers will take part in the EU Foreign Ministers Council teleconference

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT en.protothema.gr

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. Businesses going back to operation … The post Greece lifts restrictions to seasonal accommodation, museums, brothels appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.keeptalkinggreece.com

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 to cross and the queues … The post Kilometer-long queues at Greek-Bulgarian border crossing. Guess why… appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.keeptalkinggreece.com

Pages

Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros

Monday, June 15, 2020