Greece
Greece ‘top destination in bookings’ or on ‘should not travel’ list? – Euro Paradox
On any given – normal – year, Greek islands are magnets for tourists from the European north, with Brits and Germans famously topping the list. But Europe’s second pandemic summer …
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Greek Parliament approves bill on production and sale of medicinal cannabis
Parties voted for a draft law allowing the cultivation and sale of pharmaceutical cannabis in Parliament’s plenary session on Friday night. A roll-call vote, requested by main opposition SYRIZA, registered …
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Greece registers 2,020 new coronavirus infections on Friday, 56 deaths
Greece confirmed 2,020 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 3 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on …
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Fire situation improving near Megara but more work needed
The fire is subsiding, but it is not yet fully contained, said Deputy Minister for Civil Protection & Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias on Friday, speaking of a fire that …
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Greece evacuates villages as fire blazes through forestland North West of Athens
Nearly 2,000 hectares of pristine forestland has been destroyed by the fire that started on Schinos in the Loutraki area around 9.45 pm on Wednesday night, Greece’s Deputy Civil Protection …
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Australia premieres movie on the Greek miracle of Euro 2004
On 27 May, Australia will be the first country in the world to screen “King Otto”, the film that tells the story of the unlikely victories by one of the …
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Man arrested for murder of British mum while trying to leave Greece on fake passport
The brutal torture of a young British mum, who was murdered in front of her baby, in her own Athens home has rocked Greece. An arrest was made on Sunday …
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Greece opens its borders for international travellers
After several months of strict travel restrictions Greece opened its borders to international visitors on Friday, 14 May. Bans on entry points by air, sea and road have been lifted, …
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Greece confirms 2,188 new coronavirus infections on Friday, 56 deaths
Greece registered 2,188 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 5 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported on …
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Tsipras meets with Zoran Zaev
SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras underlined on Friday that need for the ratification of the three memoranda of cooperation between Greece and North Macedonian at a meeting with Prime Minister …