How the world sees Greece
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"Everyone's stamina and courage are diminishing, everyone's fatigue can somewhat blur our crisis"
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Romania and Greece are looking to set up a travel arrangement using their own vaccine certificates that would open up tourism between the two countries as soon as next month ...
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GREECE is preparing to open its borders to all travelers for the summer season. Tourism Minister Harry Theocharis announced at the ITB Berlin Trade ...
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This means that the EIB will supply GREECE with long-term financing of EUR 875 million for the implementation of its two schemes: Antonis Tritsis and ...
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GREECE is under a "heightened threat" of terrorism according to a new update from the FCDO. What is the latest travel advice? By Aimee Robinson.
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And with GREECE hoping to welcome guests whether they've been vaccinated or not, an abundance of adventures may await.
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One week of physical and online events will celebrate the 200-year anniversary of GREECE and Aegina, and the 15-year anniversary of ECOWEEK ...
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ATHENS - Almost desperate to get the economy going again before thousands of temporarily closed businesses go under for good, GREECE'S New ...
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US Ambassador to GREECE, Geoffrey Pyatt, announced that he will attend a military parade marking the anniversary on March 25. In addition, he ...
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GREECE'S tourism minister had revealed that it will not be a requirement for UK holidaymakers to be vaccinated in order to travel into the country.
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Last year, tensions flared over a decades-old dispute between Turkey and GREECE over maritime jurisdiction in the Mediterranean. Both have accused ...
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ATHENS -- GREECE confirmed 2,785 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 16 of these identified at entry points to the country, the ...
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SPRING BLOOMS: Take a minute to relax and admire these blooming trees and flowers in Athens and Veria, GREECE. These beautiful images are just ...
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“GREECE attaches particular importance to the stability of this crucial area,” Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said. “In this context, it has just ...
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As if it was even possible, Luke Evans just got even more fit! The Murder Mystery star has never looked better in a new set of transformation photos he posted to Instagram. Luke shared the ...
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This story Greece to Loosen Covid-19 Restrictions, Make Rapid Tests Available to All appeared first on GreekReporter.com. Nikos Chardalias, Greek Minister for Civil Protection, announced a series of alterations to existing Covid-19 measures in Greece on Friday. This story Greece to Loosen Covid-19 Restrictions, Make Rapid Tests Available to All appeared first on GreekReporter.com.
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This story The Legend of the Last Byzantine Emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos appeared first on GreekReporter.com. In 1453, the Ottomans seized Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire and the life of its last emperor, Constantine Palaiologos. This story The Legend of the Last Byzantine Emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos appeared first on GreekReporter.com.
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After long consultation of Greek epidemiologists with government officials and several leakages to the press regarding the gradual lockdown lifting, head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias finally announced relaxation of some restrictions. However, some of the lifted lockdown restrictions are bound to other restrictions that make them practically non-existing for large parts of the society. … The post Lockdown: Greece shortens curfew, opens hairdressers, archaeological sites, churches… appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Greece’s authorities have placed six more areas in status of “increased epidemiological risk” (“deep red”) where tougher lockdown measures apply. Head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced on Friday evening that two regional units of two islands in the Aegean and the Ionian Sea as well as four municipalities in northern Greece are placed in … The post Greece places 6 areas in tougher lockdown, relaxes status in 5 other regions appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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If you're planning a trip to Greece, here's what you'll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the global coronavirus pandemic.
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New restrictions begin in Paris at midnight; WHO vaccine safety panel backs AstraZeneca vaccine; Ireland resumes rollout but with advisory warning * ‘It’s a good day’: enthusiasm in Berlin as AstraZeneca jabs resume * France limits AstraZeneca Covid jab to over-55s as Europe treads warily * Brazil stares into the abyss as Covid intensive care units fill up * Norwegian PM Erna Solberg investigated for Covid rules breach 7.50pm GMT 7.48pm GMT The Acropolis in Athens and other ancient sites nationwide will shortly reopen despite a surge in coronavirus cases, Greece’s governmenthas announced. Free weekly rapid tests for Covid-19 will also be offered to all the country’s residents as it prepares to restart the tourism season in mid-May, Associated Press reports. What we are talking about are pressure-release valves. This is to help people comply with restrictions that have been in effect for such a long time. Continue reading...
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First of all, I would like to thank the Minister of National Defence, my dear friend and schoolmate, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, for participating in today’s meeting of the National Council on Foreign Policy. His contribution on the matters discussed today was invaluable, as it allowed us to see the matters we are currently facing from his point of view. Before I talk about what we discussed, I would like, once again, to express my satisfaction at the spirit of national solidarity that prevailed during today’s discussion. It is understandable that there are different approaches to certain issues, but it is obvious that we all recognise the challenges our homeland is facing and we always act based on national interest. As I have said repeatedly, the government and the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, attach great importance to consolidating not only national solidarity, but also the best possible understanding on foreign policy issues. Allow me, now, to say a few words about Greek-Turkish relations. The first issue we discussed today. Without a doubt, the most important news is the acceptance from our part of the invitation extended to me by my Turkish counterpart to meet in Ankara. Of course, the Greek side made it clear from the outset that this visit will be carried out only if the appropriate conditions are maintained. And allow me to point out that it is useful for all Turkish officials to understand this and avoid statements that do not help the effort to consolidate a climate of good neighbourly relations. And, in fact, I am referring to the recent statements by the Turkish Minister. In the previous days, holding the 62nd round of the exploratory talks and the political consultations, we picked up the thread of our meetings. And my visit to Ankara comes as a follow-up to those meetings. And I want to underscore that Greece is not afraid of dialogue. Dialogue does not constitute forfeiture of sovereignty or sovereign rights. We are coming to the dialogue precisely to promote the justness of our positions.A necessary component for continuing the dialogue is the de-escalation, the preservation of the de-escalation and the consolidation of a calm climate.I also made a general reference to EU-Turkish relations ahead of next week’s European Council meeting. I stressed the two-fold approach Greece wants to see. Consideration of goals of a positive agenda, but also keeping on the table the prospect of adopting measures if Turkey returns to unlawful conduct.I also briefed the Council on the latest developments on the Cyprus issue. As you know, Greece received an invitation to participate in the informal five-party meeting being convened by the UN Secretary-General, Mr. Guterres, in Geneva at the end of April. And of course, I referred to my recent meeting with his envoy, Ms. Lute. On this issue, it is needless to say that we are in complete coordination with the Republic of Cyprus. I met with my friend and colleague Nikos Christodoulides a few days ago in Larnaca and we are in constant contact, carrying out joint preparation. Our position, the Greek position, the longstanding Greek position on the resolution of the Cyprus issue is very clear. A bizonal, bicommunal federation based on the resolutions of the UN Security Council and on the European acquis. There is no room for discussion outside this framework. In closing, I would like to give the floor to my colleague Nikos Panagiotopoulos.
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Greece’s government announced plans Friday to reopen the Acropolis in Athens and other ancient sites nationwide and provide free weekly rapid tests for COVID-19 for all ...
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Charles and Camilla will attend the Bicentenary Independence Day celebrations in Athens following an invitation from Greece's prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ...
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, 1,555 patients have been discharged from the ICU
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Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are packing their bags for Greece. The royal couple announced on Friday that they will visit Athens, Greece, later this month to celebrate the ...
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Greece will lift some COVID-19 restrictions next week as part of a plan to gradually reopen a fragile economy even as its hospitals remain under severe pressure from stubbornly high infections, ...
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This story Ecumenical Patriarch “Building Bridges,” Say Mayors of Athens, Istanbul appeared first on GreekReporter.com. Kostas Bakoyannis, the mayor of Athens, paid a joint visit, with Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu, to the city's Greek Orthodox Patriarchate on Friday. This story Ecumenical Patriarch “Building Bridges,” Say Mayors of Athens, Istanbul appeared first on GreekReporter.com.
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This story Archaeologist Stumbles Upon Bronze Bull Figurine at Ancient Olympia appeared first on GreekReporter.com. An archaeologist recently stumbled upon a small bronze figurine of a bull at ancient Olympia during a routine inspection at the site. This story Archaeologist Stumbles Upon Bronze Bull Figurine at Ancient Olympia appeared first on GreekReporter.com.
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The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are to travel to Greece next week for an official two-day visit at the request of the Government, Clarence House has announced. During the visit, from March ...
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As they are traveling during the pandemic continues, the royals will take measures to comply with COVID-19 regulations and guidance during their trip.
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A bronze statuette believed to be at least 2,500 years old is found near the ancient site of Olympia.
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One refugee’s terrifying story illustrates how ‘pushbacks’ are creating a crisis for the right to asylum at Europe’s borders “We were all forced on to the boat. If we looked up they shouted at us and hit us in the head. Then they stopped at a place in the sea where there were no other boats, they left us.” Mustafa, his wife and two young children had only been on the Greek island of Lesbos a few hours when they say they were driven in a van to the coast, beaten by masked men and then taken the out to sea on a raft and abandoned there. Related: Cyprus rebuked for 'violent' pushbacks of boats carrying asylum seekers Continue reading...
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Check out the first album, ‘All I Wanna Do Tonight' by talented Pop Artist Marios Marineskos. Marios Marineskos is an upcoming singer/songwriter famous for his Latin ...
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This follows an invitation from the Prime Minister of Greece, Mr Kyriakos Mitsotakis. READ: Why Prince William, Prince Charles and the Queen's stationery is different to rest of royal family WATCH: ...
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The interior ministers of the five Mediterranean countries on the front line of mass migration to Europe are meeting in Greece to discuss the European Union’s policies as the bloc works toward a new migration pact
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of antiquities smuggling for trying to sell an ancient marble statue of “exceptional artwork” that once likely adorned a temple on Athens’ famed Acropolis or the ...
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Heavy rainfall in southern Greece has led to the discovery of a bronze bull figurine believed to have been a votive offering made to the god Zeus in Ancient Olympia as early as 3,000 years ago.
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In the context of his Religious and Church Affairs portfolio, Deputy Minister Konstantinos Vlasis will carry out a visit to Istanbul, where, on Saturday, 20 March 2021, he will attend the enthronement of Metropolitan Emmanuel as Metropolitan Elder of Chalcedon. On 21 March, the Sunday of Orthodoxy, the Deputy Minister will attend the Patriarchal and Synodic Liturgy at the Holy Church of Saint George in Fanar, at which Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will officiate.Mr. Vlasis will also visit the Halki Seminary and the Prinkipo Orphanage, and his itinerary includes meetings with community and educational organizations of the Greek Minority of Istanbul.
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A bronze figurine of a bull believed to be at least 2,500 years old has been unearthed in Greece following heavy rain near the ancient site of Olympia.Burn marks on the statuette suggest it may have ...
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Three migrants were found dead in waters off Turkey's Aegean coastal town of Cesme while three others were rescued, and a search was continuing for one more person, the Turkish coast guard said on ...
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It was a dry day, like most days in the Judean Desert. It was the 1940s in the West Bank region of Qumran, where a group of Bedouin men were herding goats in the hills just west of the Dead Sea, so named because the water is so salty that very few organisms can survive in it. In the course of their day, the Bedouins noticed a nearby cave, in which they discovered clay jars filled with ancient leather scrolls. They had no idea they were about to forever change our understanding of Biblical history. Over the following decade, fragments from more than 900 other scrolls were discovered in ten additional caves. Later dubbed the Dead Sea Scrolls, the documents contained passages from the Book of the Twelve Prophets, including the books of Zechariah and Nahum. These documents — versions of what Jews call the Tanakh, or what Christians would call the Old Testament — are mostly in Hebrew, although some were written in Aramaic, Greek and Nabataean-Aramaic. They are dated between the third century BCE and the first century CE. And, as the world learned on Tuesday, new fragments from the scrolls were recently discovered. According to the Israel Antiquities Authority, which owns many of the scrolls, a four-year archaeological project in the West Bank yielded the first new Dead Sea Scroll discoveries in 60 years. Besides fragments from the Book of the Twelve Prophets, archaeologists also found a 10,500 year old basket — quite possibly the oldest in the world — and the 6,000-year-old remains of a partially mummified child. LEARNING HOW RELIGIOUS TEXTS WERE WRITTEN The Dead Sea Scrolls have always fascinated archaeologists and historians for their capacity to rewrite history. The scrolls have shown how biblical texts are actually fungible: a few words re-ordered, and in some cases whole passages excised or rewritten, give insights into the history of these religious documents and help historians reconstruct how they were written and compiled. "The new discoveries add a few more pieces to the puzzle that is the Dead Sea Scrolls," Oren Ableman, researcher at the Dead Sea Scrolls Unit of the Israel Antiquities Authority, told Salon by email. He mentioned that, among other things, they have helped scholars better reconstruct the text of the Greek Minor Prophets Scroll, which are Ancient Greek manuscripts of revised version of the Septuagint (or Greek Old Testament). "The new fragments also included some textual changes in comparison to other manuscripts," Ableman added. "The most notable difference is that in Zechariah 8:16 instead of the word 'gates' — which appears in all other versions — one of the fragments has the word 'streets.'" In the New King James Version of that Biblical passage, the text reads: > _These are the things you shall do: > Speak each man the truth to his neighbor; > Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace._ Andrew Lawler, author of the upcoming book "Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World's Most Contested City" and contributing editor for Archaeology Magazine, told Salon that he was struck by how the fragments from the books of Zechariah and Nahum were written in Greek, even though most of the Dead Sea Scrolls are in Hebrew or Aramaic. Lawler explained that the wording in the new fragments are very different from the wording of the same passages in the Greek Old Testament. That means that the sacred text "wasn't 'set in stone' for a long time," Lawler said. "The finds are a reminder of just how pervasive Hellenistic culture was in the Middle East even after the Romans came to dominate the region." "What's also interesting is that the wording differs slightly from the Septuagint," Lawler wrote to Salon. After explaining what the Septuagint is, he added that "we don't yet know the age of the fragments, but they suggest the sacred text wasn't 'set in stone' for a long time. WHAT ABOUT THE SCROLLS WE'VE ALREADY FOUND? The Dead Sea Scrolls, both as previously discovered and with the new versions, fall into three categories. There are biblical manuscripts, which include versions of roughly 200 books from the Hebrew Bible. These are the oldest known copies of texts of those documents — which helped influence the three Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) — in the history of the world. Fragments from all of the books from the Hebrew Bible were found there, except for the Book of Esther and the Book of Nehemiah. There are also sectarian manuscripts, which include everything from apocalyptic proclamations and legal documents to commentary on the Bible. Finally there are the apocryphal manuscripts, which contain books that were not included in the Jewish Biblical canon and are either known only through translations or were previously undiscovered. Taken together, they provide scholars with keen insights into how the foundational texts of many of the world's major religions were perceived in the Near East roughly two millennia ago. "This is a huge subject since the entire field of textual study of the Hebrew Bible and the early Greek translations was changed by these discoveries," Ableman told Salon. "I think the best way to sum up the impact of the Dead Sea Scrolls in this regard is that they taught us that up to the early second century CE the text of the Bible was 'fluid.' A few different versions were in circulation at the time, although the differences between these versions was not too great and should not be exaggerated." According to the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, there is one scroll that particularly stands out. "The most outstanding of the Dead Sea Scrolls is undoubtedly the Isaiah Scroll (Manuscript A) – the only biblical scroll from Qumran that has been preserved in its entirety (it is 734 cm long)," the museum writes. "This scroll is also one of the oldest to have been preserved; scholars estimate that it was written around 100 BCE." WHY WERE THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS HIDDEN? There is actually considerable scholarly debate over the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls. One of the most popular theories is that they were stored in these caves by the Essenes, a separatist group in ancient Israel that was more religious than many of their contemporaries. They are known to have left for the wilderness to practice their faith, and may have been responsible for stashing the scrolls in those caves. But this is not the only hypothesis behind their origins. Indeed, some scholars believe that the documents were left behind by Jewish priests who "retreated to the desert," Lawler said. "Still others insist they were hidden by refugees fleeing the Roman siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE. It may be that the scrolls were secreted in the caves by a variety of people — both locals and refugees — during the tumultuous first and second centuries CE." Lawler noted that the recent discovery may support the idea that the scrolls were put in these caves by a number of groups over varying periods of time. "They were apparently placed in the cave during the second Jewish revolt that began around 132 CE, some half century after most of the other scrolls were hidden," Lawler told Salon. "Given that they also found a 10,000-year-old basket and a Roman sandal in this particular cave, there's no doubt that lots of people used these shelters for a variety of purposes."
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‘Chance discovery’ near the temple of Zeus was probably used as votive offering, Greek ministry says Rain has helped uncover a small bull idol at ancient Olympia in what the Greek culture ministry said on Friday was a “chance discovery”. It said the bronze idol, found intact, was spotted by an archaeologist at the sprawling ancient site that inspired the modern Olympic Games during a scheduled visit by ministry officials. Continue reading...
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The Afghan father stands at the port of Vathy on the eastern Aegean island of Samos, Greece [Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Photo] 19 Mar 2021 On a pine-covered hill above the sparkling blue Aegean lies a boy ...
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France will be reportedly represented by the Minister of Defence
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The technology used testing results from the Greek border to detect the importation of asymptomatic cases among arriving passengers
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