Passenger traffic at Greek airports plunged 99% in April

Domestic and international passenger traffic at Greece’s airports plummeted by an unprecedented 99% in April due to the flight bans because of the coronavirus, the Greek Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) reported on Friday. Only 37,273 passengers flew in April, marking a dramatic 99% drop, when in comparison 3,745,671 passengers were transported in April 2019. The … The post Passenger traffic at Greek airports plunged 99% in April appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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Stephen Fry full of praise for ancient Greek culture's view of LGBT relationships

The actor has praised the ancient Greek myths for not portraying LGBT relationships as "anything particularly special" ...

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Patrick Leigh Fermor’s Greek villa prepares for its first guests

I looked back to shore; peeking out of the treetops was the honey-coloured house belonging to the English adventurer, Hellenophile and former second world war spy Patrick Leigh Fermor. He designed and ...

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Hydra, the Greek island for dreamers

The author of a new novel inspired by the heady days of Leonard Cohen and his bohemian set longs to return to the island of vivid colours and stories ...

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Coronavirus edges Greece closer to e-governance

The coronavirus crisis has forced Greece to take rapid steps to computerise its lumbering civil service and belatedly introduce e-governance in one of the EU's worst digital laggards, experts say.

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Stephen Fry praises ancient Greek myths for portrayal of LGBT love

Speaking during a live broadcast as part of the digital Hay Festival, Fry said the beauty of ancient Greek culture was in how it had portrayed love.. Register for free at #ImagineTheWorld pic.twitter ...

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Greece meets “Turkish occupation of land in Evros” with nonchalance

Athens submitted a demarche, a protest note, to Ankara over “the issue at a point of southern Evros the occasion of the change of the riverbed” diplomatic sources told media on Friday evening, without mentioning what exactly “the issue” at the land border between the two countries was. “The issue” in question has been that … The post Greece meets “Turkish occupation of land in Evros” with nonchalance appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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