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Thursday, June 3, 2021

Belgium 1-1 Greece: Roberto Martinez's side held by plucky Greeks

Hazard got Roberto Martinez's Red Devils off to a strong start after being picked out, unmarked, by Yannick Carrasco before burying low into the bottom left corner.


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Greek Astronomer Wins Prestigious International Award

A Greek woman astronomer shared the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2021 for her contribution to our understanding of magnetars. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Biden Expresses Commitment to Strong US-Cyprus Relations

US President Biden sent a message of support to Cyprus President Nikos Anastasiades late Wednesday night, according to Cypriot government spokesman Kyriakos Koushos. Koushos stated that in a letter addressed to Anastasiades, Biden called Cyprus a “significant partner” in improving security and stability in the region. Biden also pledged that relations between the two countries, […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Tokyo 2020 Olympics Proceeding Despite Covid-19 Concerns

Japan will proceed with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics despite concerns raised by Japanese health officials and delayed vaccination effort. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias participates in the 2nd International Conference on Cultural Heritage (Athens, 2-3.6.2021)

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, participated, on Tuesday, June 2, via a recorded address, in the opening of the 2nd International Conference on Cultural Heritage, entitled “Hellenism and Islamic culture. The positive aspects of interaction and its prospects” and organized by the Foreign Affairs Institute in collaboration with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Addressing the conference, which is held online, the Minister highlighted the historical and cultural ties developed between the Greek and Islamic culture, through long-standing contacts and interactions. He noted that the wealth of these historical and cultural experiences as well as the religious traditions provide an inspiration for a creative and peaceful coexistence, beneficial to all the peoples of the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Unfortunately, decisions to convert into mosques the Hagia Sophia and the Monastery of Chora, two timeless symbols of the coexistence of peoples, cultures and religions and World Heritage Sites, do not contribute to this effort. Read the Minister’s opening address here (images/docs/anakoinoseis/2021/20210603_dendias_hellenism and Islamic culture_eng.pdf)


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Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis to participate in the 9th Regional Growth Conference (Patras, 04.06.2021, 17:00)

Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis will participate tomorrow, Friday, June 4 2021, at 17:00, in the 9th Regional Growth Conference held in Patras. In particular, he will take part in the debate on “Mediterranean Dimension of the EU Conference on the Future of Europe”, in which will participate also Mr. Nektarios Farmakis, Governor of Western Greece Region, Ms. Rodi Kratsa, Governor of Ionian Islands Region (via videoconference) and Mr. Nasser Kamel, Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean.


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EU alarmed by Greece's use of sound cannons at border to deter asylum seekers

Greece is facing questions over its reported use of sound cannons at the border to deter asylum seekers seeking to enter the country.


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Greece: 1,239 new coronavirus cases, 39 deaths, 476 intubations

Greece’s health authorities announced on Thursday evening 1,239 new coronavirus cases and 39 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients slightly decreased to 476. Daily infections Daily deaths (pink) – Intubations (blue) Vaccinations Stand June 2, 2021: Citizens with at least one dose: 3,753,252 (36% of population) – these include … The post Greece: 1,239 new coronavirus cases, 39 deaths, 476 intubations appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Optimal management of EU Recovery Fund depends on Greece overcoming bureaucratic hurdles

#Greece stands to receive large “packages” from the EU’s #RecoveryFund, but their optimal management depends on overcoming bureaucratic hurdles, Addressing the 2nd Regional Growth Conference in Patras, Rasmussen spoke of Greece’s “tremendous” progress in digitization process, and added that the new regional development programs would be announced in the immediate future. The European Union is … The post Optimal management of EU Recovery Fund depends on Greece overcoming bureaucratic hurdles appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greece remains on UK’s “amber list”, returning holidaymakers must quarantine

Greece has remained on the UK’s “amber list,” which requires that travelers quarantine for 10 days on return to the country and take two pre-booked Covid-19 tests while they are in quarantine. The decision on Thursday is a blow to Greece that was hoping that at least some islands, that is those with high vaccination … The post Greece remains on UK’s “amber list”, returning holidaymakers must quarantine appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Paphides wins Christopher Bland Prize with Broken Greek

… ” coming-of-age memoir Broken Greek (Quercus).... Pete Paphides has won … ” coming-of-age memoir Broken Greek (Quercus). Paphides was crowned the … I finished work on Broken Greek, I didn’t even know … judges Mary Beard said: “Broken Greek is an original, wry and …


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Jewelry Artisan Daria de Koning Debuts Bold Collection Inspired by the Greek Historical Balance Between Chaos and Order

… . Nomos, derived from the ancient Greek term for law and order … a cubist’s version of Greece’s Azure Sea while looking …


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Spain, Greece and Italy remain on amber list

European holiday favourites Spain, Greece, Italy and France have all … destinations. Although mainland Spain and Greece weren’t expected to make … “islands approach” and move some Greek holiday islands and the Balearics …


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Greek border police show off powerful anti-migrant sound cannons at Turkish border 

… Evros River, which separates Greece and Turkey. Observation towers … EU member countries like Greece can decide how they … the Greek-Turkish border and lasted three weeks last year. Greece is … recorded over years.  In Greece, the number of arrivals dropped …


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EU warns Greece over using 'sound cannon' to repel migrants

The EU warned Greece last night to respect the "dignity" of migrants after reports of border police firing bursts of a "sound cannon" to deter asylum seekers. Greek border guards have been using a ...


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Alpha? Delta? Here’s how WHO is now labelling the four main COVID-19 variants

The World Health Organization has recently relabelled the variants of concerns different from their scientific string of characters and numbers to Greek letters.


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Kate Winslet shows there’s more to middle age than a saggy belly

Mare of Easttown would have been just another whodunnit without the rich detail of an older woman’s story Kate Winslet has always had guts. But for her to have a belly, let alone one that wobbles and jiggles in the way most 45-year-old women’s middles quite unremarkably do, is still apparently a thing so shocking as to make headline news. This week the star of the cult TV drama Mare of Easttown disclosed that she had refused her director’s offer to edit out footage of her “bulgy bit of belly” from a sex scene, arguing that her character should be allowed to look like the woman she was meant to be: a middle-aged small town detective who has carried two children, unwinds after an exhausting day with a beer rather than a gym session, and has rather more serious things to worry about than the odd flabby bit hanging over her jeans. “She’s a fully functioning, flawed woman with a body and a face that moves in a way that is synonymous with her age and her life and where she comes from. I think we’re starved of that a bit,” as Winslet, who not only starred in but executive produced the show, puts it. Not since the eponymous heroine of Shirley Valentine ran away to Greece in search of one last adventure, and marvelled at her new lover’s willingness to kiss her stretchmarks, has a naked stomach on film been deemed to make such a statement. Continue reading...


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Free Beer, Whiskey Shots Given Away as Part of US Vaccine Program

An American vaccine program involves giving away shots of whiskey, mugs of beer and other incentives in exchange for coronavirus inoculations. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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New Coronavirus Cases Remain Stable in Greece

Greece recorded 1,239 new cases of the coronavirus Thursday, which marks 142 fewer instances than the 1,381 cases recorded Wednesday. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Uproar in Turkey as Erdogan Receives Third Dose of Vaccine

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come under fire after he revealed on that he has received three COVID-19 vaccine doses Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Pottery Shard May Show Missing Link to First Written Alphabet

Early writing found on a 3,500-year-old pottery shard in Israel may represent the "missing link" in the development of the first alphabet. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Longtime volunteers prepare for Greek Fest drive-thru event

… to-go menu with traditional Greek entrees and desserts. A group … the annual St. Sophia’s Greek Cultural Fest, these ladies convene … to make Greek cookies and desserts for the … said Allis. St. Sophia’s Greek Cultural Drive thru Food Fest …


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Konstantinos Sideris Joins Amman Marriott as New Greek Chef

… Konstantinos Sideris as the new Greek Chef de Cuisine.  Chef … enjoyable in the first authentic Greek restaurant in Amman, Paros … to provide guests with authentic Greek food experiences and to … transported to the heart of Greece at Paros Garden, adding his …


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TUI cancels Greece and Spain holidays until at least mid-June

… red and amber countries including Greece, Spain and Croatia until June … has cancelled holidays to the Greek Islands (Image: Getty Images… June 13: Aruba Croatia Cyprus Greece - Crete (Chania), Halkidiki, Kefalonia, Preveza …


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Striking seamen disrupt ferry services on Thursday morning

Ferry services to the Greek islands were disrupted Thursday morning after a seamen’s union went ahead with a strike that a court had declared illegal. Union members blockaded the entrance to ferries in the main port of Piraeus, preventing anyone from boarding. Hundreds of passengers with their suitcases gathered at the port, saying the ferry … The post Striking seamen disrupt ferry services on Thursday morning appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greece expressed dissatisfaction to Germany over its exclusion from Libya Conference

Greece has expressed its strong dissatisfaction that Germany excluded Athens form the Berlin Conference on Libya. “We are extremely dissatisfied with the fact that Germany, insisting on a tactic, did not invite us to the Berlin Conference this time as well”, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Thursday. He underlined that he has expressed Greece’s … The post Greece expressed dissatisfaction to Germany over its exclusion from Libya Conference appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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EU powerhouses ask Greece to do more to take back migrants

In a letter, France, Germany and four other countries complained Greece’s substandard living conditions were driving already-protected migrants to other EU countries.


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Greek island receives electric cars from Volkswagen

The Greek island of Astypalea has received its first electric cars from Volkswagenin an experiment to revert the entire island to green energy.Here's Volkwagen's Chairman Herbert Diess.''Today we are ...


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Greece starts vaccine campaign at asylum-seeker facilities

Greek authorities have launched a vaccination campaign for tens of thousands of asylum-seekers living in government-run facilities ...


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Greece rolls out COVID vaccines in migrant camps

Asylum-seekers in Greece lined up to get their coronavirus shots on Thursday as authorities began rolling out vaccinations in migrant camps. The government, which began vaccinating the general public ...


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For Ancient Greeks Our Modern Democracy is an Oligarchy

To ancient Greeks, our modern democracy would count as “oligarchy”. The rule of and by the few, as opposed to the power of the people. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Greece Stays on UK’s Amber List for Travel, Dashing Tourism Hopes

Greece remained on the UK's "Amber List" in the newest revisiting of the travel advisory, despite improving coronavirus situation. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Greece Sees Relations with Turkey “Calming Down” Over Summer

Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias expressed the belief that this summer will be a calmer period in relations between Greece and Turkey. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Turkey rescues 32 migrants in Aegean pushed back by Greece

Some 32 irregular migrants pushed back by Greece toward Turkish territorial waters were rescued by the Turkish coast guard in the Aegean ...


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Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis meets with the German Minister of State for Europe, Michael Roth (02.06.2021)

Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis and German Minister of State for Europe, Michael Roth held yesterday in Athens expanded talks focusing on Next Generation EU, the European Digital Certificate, migration and other issues on the European agenda. Against the backdrop of the Acropolis, Mr. Varvitsiotis warmly welcomed his German counterpart, highlighted the importance of in-person bilateral meetings and described him as a highly committed European and true friend of Greece. In his remarks, the Alternate Minister made special mention of the EU Recovery Plan (Next Generation EU), describing it as the largest European project. "After the completion of the ratification of Own Resources Decision by all member states, we are ready to implement our major project," he noted. He specifically welcomed the role of Germany in its creation. Referring to the importance of the Green Digital Certificate, Mr. Varvitsiotis said that "it will allow us to travel freely in the coming months." He also underlined Greece’s readiness to welcome German friends without quarantine, without any other document, but only with the Green Digital Certificate, in order to enjoy their holidays in Greece. Referring to the role of Greece in the wider developments on the EU’s periphery, the Alternate Minister conveyed to Mr. Roth and the German side the Greek government’s interest for Greece to attend the upcoming Berlin Conference on Libya. For us, after the restoration of diplomatic relations with Libya, following the two visits of the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister to Libya and a visit of the Libyan President to Greece, and given the fact that we have committed forces to join Operation Irini, "it is important to be present," he noted.  The Alternate Minister added that Mr. Roth took notice of the Greek request and that he would convey it to the highest level. In addition, as regards the crucial issue of migration, Mr. Varvitsiotis underscored the need for EU member states to overcome their disagreements and reach a new Pact on Migration and Asylum that will address this common European challenge.


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Greece to Donate Covid-19 Vaccines to Albania and North Macedonia

Greece will supply its northern neighbours Albania and North Macedonia with 40,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines, the government spokeswoman said on Thursday. “Greece, in coordination with the European ...


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Latest UK travel advice for Greece, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy

… ) for European tourist hotspots Greece, Spain, France, Portugal, … More Related Articles Greece Greece is currently listed … Greece, except for the islands of Rhodes, Kos, Zakynthos, Corfu and Crete … the Greek authorities refusing you permission to enter Greece. …


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Travel rules for Spain, France, Portugal, Greece and Dubai

… Spain, Portugal, France, Dubai and Greece. BerkshireLive email updates: We bring … to Greece apart from the islands of Rhodes, Kos, Zakynthos, Corfu and Crete … . Anyone travelling to Greece must comply with the Greek authorities …


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Four metal “trees” installed in downtown Athens to clean polluted air

Four metal installations at Omoia Square in downtown Athens will clean the air as if 30 trees were planted. In cooperation with the Municipality of Athens and its project ” Adopt Your City” Politis Technologies planted the smart metal trees at the newly refurbished historical square in the center of the Greek capital. The installations … The post Four metal “trees” installed in downtown Athens to clean polluted air appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greece to use controversial “sound cannon” LRAD against migrants at Evros border

Greece plans to use the controversial device “sound cannon” (LRAD) against migrants and refugees at the Evros border with Turkey. The use of the device has been revealed by Associated Press.The European Commission has requested official information by Greek authorities on the issue. “As the world begins to travel again, Europe is sending migrants a … The post Greece to use controversial “sound cannon” LRAD against migrants at Evros border appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greece to supply Albania, North Macedonia with Covid-19 vaccines

Greece will supply its northern neighbors Albania and North Macedonia with 40,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines, the government spokeswoman said on Thursday. “Greece, in coordination with the European Commission, as most European countries do for their neighbours, will offer vaccines…20,000 doses to North Macedonia and 20,000 to Albania,” Aristotelia Peloni told a news conference. Peloni … The post Greece to supply Albania, North Macedonia with Covid-19 vaccines appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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EU concerned about Greek use of anti-migrant sound cannon

The European Union is expressing concern about Greece’s use of a sound cannon to scare migrants away from its borders ...


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Belgium Vs Greece Prediction, Team News And Live Stream Details

The No.1 ranked team in the world will take on the 2004 champions in a friendly to ramp up their Euro 2020 preparations.


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Husband of British woman strangled in Greece ‘begged’ intruders not to harm them

The husband of a British woman who was strangled in front of her 11-month-old baby during a burglary in Greece said he “begged” intruders not to harm his family. Charalambos Anagnostopoulos ...


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Greece not Going Green

Just announced, there will be no new Green list countries from the UK. So it seems that travel to Greece will remain "for important family & business reasons only" as Boris said a couple of weeks ago.


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Greece rolls out ‘long-awaited’ mass vaccine campaign to refugees

Effort to inoculate refugees on islands comes months after first shots were delivered to wider population.


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Coronavirus live news: Hong Kong to vaccinate over-12s; Bulgaria to share doses with Balkan neighbours

Hong Kong opens up vaccines to children over 12; Bulgaria says it has secured enough doses to share; Brazilian street protests erupt as Bolsonaro addresses nation * ‘So many revolutions to lead’: generation Z on post-Covid future * Biden aims to vaccinate 70% of Americans in ‘month of action’ * Australian toddler taken to hospital after positive test * See all our coronavirus coverage 12.11pm BST More than two billion Covid-19 VACCINES have been given across the world, according to an AFP tally drawn from official sources. The milestone comes six months after the first vaccination campaigns against Covid-19 began. At least 2,109,696,022 shots have been given in 215 countries and territories, according to the count from an AFP database. 11.56am BST GREECE is to supply its northern neighbours ALBANIA and NORTH MACEDONIA with 40,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines, the country’s spokeswoman has said. “Greece, in coordination with the European Commission, as most European countries do for their neighbours, will offer vaccines ... 20,000 doses to North Macedonia and 20,000 to Albania,” ARISTOTELIA PELONI told a news conference. Continue reading...


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EU tests digital barriers at migration flashpoint along Greece-Turkey border

Physical and experimental new digital barriers are being tested at the 125-mile Greek border with Turkey to stop people entering the EU illegally.


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See Greek F-16 fighter jets escort US strategic B-52 bomber

The escort took place in the framework of Operation "Allied Sky"


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Greek islands to be included on UK’s ‘green’ travel list, British media report

Zakynthos, Rhodes, Kos, Kefalonia are some being examined


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