September 3, 2023
Economy, FEATURED
A big raid by tax authorities in bars in Kavos on the island of Corfu revealed a truly disgusting practice: bartenders collected in canisters the rests from customers’ drinks and served them again to other customers as shots. The big scale operation by the Independent Public Revenue Authority AADE to …
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January 27, 2022
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece is relaxing some of the restrictions against Covid-19 due to the recent decrease of daily infections. Health Minister Thanos Plevris announced on Thursday evening that the closure of restaurants and other venues at midnight will be lifted and so the ban of music that now will be allowed again …
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July 16, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
The joint ministerial decision earlier on Thursday had a surprise for owners of entertainment venues and citizens: Open-air venues such as bars, clubs and nightclubs will be for vaccinated customers only or for those have recovered from Covif-29. The customers will have to prove their vaccination or recovery showing the …
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July 16, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
New public health rules kick off across Greece on Friday, with leisure and entertainment venues like restaurants, bars, cinemas and theaters having to declare whether they operate for vaccinated customers only or mixed, vaccinated or vaccinated. The rules are to be implemented until August 31, 2021, and for seated customers …
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July 11, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
As the rapid spread of coronavirus outbreaks continues and concerns about the Delta variant rise, owners of clubs and bars and the public defy the measures and the rules in an unusual “guerilla” war across the country. Over the weekend, in several bars in Athens, crowds of people stood close …
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July 8, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, Economy
Only a few owners of restaurants, cafes, bars and clubs plan to use the model of Covid-free and turn their facilities into venues for vaccinated customers only. The majority of restaurants and coffee bars owners say that they will open the indoor spaces of their facilities for “mixed” customers, that …
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July 6, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
In an extraordinary live announcement early Tuesday evening, head of Greece’s Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced that restaurants, bars and clubs will operate exclusively with seated guests. Heavy fines for violators. The measure goes into force from Thursday, July 8, 2021. Hardalias said drawing attention to the spike of coronavirus …
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April 6, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Restaurants and bars will reopen after the Easter holidays, initially only serving customers outdoors, Alternate Development Minister Nikos Papathanassis said in an interview with MEGA TV on Tuesday. “The hospitality businesses will be allowed to reopen in outdoor and semi-open areas when the time is right. It appears that this …
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December 7, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece extended part of the lockdown restriction until the first week of the new year. Schools, courts, restaurants, recreation and sports activities, including ski resorts, will remain closed until January 7, 2021, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Monday. The night curfew will remain in place and so will the …
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October 25, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
One the first night of the curfew in Greece authorities conducted thousands of control checks and fines fell like raindrops on the heads – better say: the pockets – of those who violated the measure and entertained themselves in bars and other facilities like every other Saturday night before the …
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October 9, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greece is temporarily freezing plans to introduce new restrictive measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus because citizens are fatigued, government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Friday morning. He even announced that the government may consider to extend the operation of restaurants, bars and similar facilities until 1 o’ …
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August 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Six business owners were arrested on the Ionian islands and fines worth several thousands euros were imposed because they operated their bars and restaurants beyond the midnight curfew. Among those arrested on Saturday, were two facility owners on the island of Corfu and one on Paxos. Each one was fined …
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August 14, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece announced on Friday additional measures and restrictions to prevent the increasing trend of the spread of the coronavirus in the country. The measures include the closure of restaurants and bars in Attica by midnight, limit to the number of people participating in social events, the use of mask in …
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August 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
In his weekly briefing on the course of the pandemic in Greece, Head of Civil Protection and Deputy Minister for Crises Management Nikos Hardalias stated that there have been 961 confirmed coronavirus cases last week and that this “fact that led to the government’s decision to impose additional measures in …
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July 8, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greece eases further coronavirus restrictions and reverses the mandatory use of masks in shopping malls and scraps the cap of six people per table in bars and restaurants. The strict protection measures were aiming at contain the spread of the coronavirus. According to a joint ministerial decision published in the …
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May 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Hundreds of young people flooded the streets of iconic Psyrri area in the historical center of Athens outside bars selling take away drinks in plastic cups. They enjoyed a late spring Saturday night without masks or gloves and fairly ignored the safety distance of 1.5-2 meters as recommended by health …
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May 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Deputy Development and Investment Minister Nikos Papathanassis announced on Sunday evening the rules under which that cafes, bars and restaurants will open again during the 4. phase of lockdown easing on May 25, 2020. General rules are that facilities are allowed to open both outdoors or indoor spaces under certain …
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May 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos outlined the content of the legislation on restaurant seating on Monday. In interviews with Mega TV and Skai TV the minister listed the new rules to be implemented in Greece’s catering businesses once they are open again amid the pandemic. The new rules refer to increased …
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May 7, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Economy
Owners of restaurants, cages and bars placed 200 empty chairs were placed at Syntagma Square in front of the Greek Parliament on Wednesday afternoon to protest the financial consequences of the measures imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus. The silent protest aimed to raise awareness of the problems the …
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May 5, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Economy
The Greek government is considering to allow cafes, bars and restaurants as well as shopping malls to open again yet earlier than originally planned on June 1. Just one day after the start of the gradual lockdown lifting on Monday, May 4, the deputy Development Minister revealed that there is …
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