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Three new stops on the Athens Metro open to the public on 7 July

The Athens metro project is continuing to rejuvinate transport in the Greek capital, and will add three new metro stations to its sytem on 7 July. The Urban Rail Transport …

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Hellinikon Project is set to “make Greeks proud” and create 80,000 jobs

The Hellinikon Project has been a long time coming. The prime real estate where the old Greek airport used to be has for years sat empty, but on Friday, Lamda …

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Greece’s borders open but remain shut to passengers from UK and Sweden

Greece has restricted flights from Britain and Sweden until 15 July. The decision was made Monday, two days before Greek borders opened to international travellers. Other flights banned to Greece …

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Turkish media criticises Greek President Sakellaropoulou’s visit to Agathonisi: ‘It is Essek!’ they say

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited the remote Greek islands of Agathonissi and Lipsi. Her visit to the National Post on Agathonissi and meeting with the mayor, school of nine pupils …

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Greek airport authorities to target passengers for testing using ‘barcodes’

Greece had initially conducted random testing of incoming travellers according to ‘green’ and ‘red’ countries, however will now revert to targeted testing. Travellers will now receive barcodes after filling out …

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Greece opens clubs, casinos, cinemas and other facilities to public as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted

Greece is reopening more businesses and activities that had been shut down during COVID-19 restrictions. Casinos, concerts, conferences and trade fairs will operate from Monday. Children will also be able …

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Greece 2021: Hellenic diaspora urged to honour Greece’s 200 years of independence

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Konstantinos Vlasis and Chair of ‘Greece 2021’ committee, Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki issued a joint statement urging Greek Diaspora to participate in the bicentennial Greece 1821-2021 commemorations. …

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Greek PM Mitsotakis and Turkish President Erdogan speak on the phone

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke on the phone on Friday. Government sources state that the discussion was focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and …

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US State Department Support calls for Turkey to respect Hagia Sophia as a UNESCO World Heritage site

Greek Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni has been started an awareness campaign to inform foreign nations on Turkish aspirations for Hagia Sophia. In a letter sent to delegations of UNESCO …

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Remembering Kassiani Raftopoulos, a life lived to the fullest

Kassiani was born on the island of Ithaca, in the northern village of Platrithia, on 15 May 1930. She was the youngest of five children of the Stamelatou family, including …

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