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Greece’s Civil Protection tightens restrictions in Zakynthos, Lesvos, Imathia

Greece’s Civil Protection announced on Friday a series of extraordinary restrictions including the mandatory use of mask in- and outdoors on the islands of Zakynthos and Lesvos. At the same time, it places the regional unit of Imathia, western Macedonia to regime of increased surveillance. The strict restrictions aim to …

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“Greece extends its territorial waters to 12 miles,” says PM Mitsotakis

“Greece is growing. We are expanding the territorial waters in the Ionian Sea from 6 to 12 nautical miles,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis revealed on Wednesday. He announced this historic decision during the plenary debate for the ratification of the maritime agreements with Italy and Egypt. With the phrase “nothing …

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2 masks, 1 flask: Greece’s half-measures for students’ protection

One thing is certain from the Education Minister’s announcements about the opening of schools: the complete lack of serious government planning to protect the health of students and teachers. Wish list and half-measures The previous certainty that the schools will open on September 7 has been replaced by the wiser …

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Civil Protection imposes coronavirus restrictive measures on Lesvos

Greece’s Civil Protection decided to place the island of Lesvos under increased epidemiological surveillance and to impose restrictive measures on the island in the north-eastern Aegean Sea. The measures ban the operation of bars, restaurants and entertainment venues from midnight until 7 o’ clock the following morning. Furthermore, a maximum …

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Greek Education Ministry: Use of masks also in kindergarten

Students at all levels of education but also young children as those attending kindergarten will have to wear face masks when the schools in Greece open on September 7. The Ministry of Education has reportedly accepted the suggestions made by the experts of the infectious disease committee. Minister of Education …

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Chora: Erdogan converts another historic Church into mosque

President Recept Tayyip Erdogan issued a decree on Friday morning that converts another historical Byzantine church in Istanbul into a mosque. After Hagia Sophia, the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora will also open for Islamic prayers and lose its status as a museum. The church in Chora is …

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Authorities concerned about increased infections among health workers

Greece’s health authorities are increasingly concerned about a spike of coronavirus infections among the health workers in the country’s hospitals. Infected are doctors and nurses, even in clinics designated to deal with Covid-19 patients only. According to the union of hospital workers POEDIN, 70 health workers have been tested positive …

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Greece’s EUCO partners: Situation in East Mediterranean is dangerous

Greece managed to draw the attention of its European partners to the tense situation in the East Mediterranean Sea  and Turkey’s aggressiveness and to press them to take position on Turkey. After the extraordinary teleconference of the European Council focusing on the situation in Belarus on Wednesday, Greek Prime Minister …

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