September 3, 2020
environment
Greece Civil Protection is warning of a very high risk of wildfires or forest fires on Friday, September 4, 2020. Nine regional units are under the high risk, among them is the Attica Prefecture. In fact, the Civil Protection alerted via emergency number the residents of Attica on Thursday afternoon …
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August 31, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s Civil Protection announced on Monday afternoon a series of extraordinary restrictions including the mandatory use of mask in- and outdoors in Heraklio on the island of Crete. After Chania, Heraklio is the second regional unit on Crete where restrictive measures are imposed. The strict restrictions aim to contain the …
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August 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s Civil Protection decided on Monday afternoon to impose restrictive measures against the spread of the coronavirus in the Prefecture of Chania in western Crete. According to a press release, the decision follows an extraordinary meeting at the Civil Protection Operations Center and it on the new epidemiological data that …
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August 23, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
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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August 19, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s Civil Protection decided on Wednesday to impose extraordinary restrictive measures to two major tourist destinations, the island of Mykonos in the Cyclades and the peninsula of Halkidiki, in northern Greece. In a statement issued Wednesday noon, the Civil Protection said that the decision for the restrictive measures was taken …
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August 18, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Tourism is not to blame for the resurgence of the pandemic in Greece, 83% of the cases are domestic, head of the Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias said on Tuesday during the weekly live briefing on the course of the coronavirus. Together with deputy Health Minister Vassilis Kontozamanis, dismissed reports that …
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August 15, 2020
Very Mix
A thick, black toxic smoke has covered parts of the sky in north-western Athens after a fire in a plastics recycling plant broke out on Saturday morning. The plant is located in the suburb of Metamorfosi. Από την σημερινή πυρκαγιά στην #μεταμορφωση pic.twitter.com/8J4fZO7kUm — Thanos (@Thanos278) August 15, 2020 With …
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August 6, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s Civil Protections Authority imposed a series of restrictive measures on the first island in the country late on Thursday, after an increase of confirmed coronavirus cases were registered on Poros.The decision followed consultation with top epidemiologist, professor for Infectious Diseases Sotiris Tsiodras. 13 of the 40 new confirmed cases …
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June 26, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s Civil Protection has launched a coronavirus information campaign for tourists arriving in Greece as of July 1, 2020, when the country opens all its regional airports, border-crossings and ports. The campaign message “Enjoy your Stay – Stay Safe” contains nine directives regarding necessary protection measures during the pandemic. According …
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May 21, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Many Greeks were shocked on Wednesday to hear the country will open its gates to foreign visitors in three weeks, tourists who will not need to undergo a Covid-19 test or be placed in a 14-day quarantine as the measures have been so far. On Thursday, head of Greece’s Civil …
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May 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Greece
One of the most hardcore bishops of the Greek Orthodox Church, Amvrosios, excommunicated the Prime Minister, the Education & Religious Affairs Minister as well as the head of the Civil Protection over the dispute whether the faithful can get infected with the coronavirus through the Holy Communion. Bishop Amvrosios read …
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May 10, 2020
Greece, Politics
Greece’s Civil Protection was forced to take down a campaign spot with sexist content in which it was urging Greeks to avoid crowding and socializing outdoors amid the pandemic. The spot broadcast on Saturday triggered an outrage due to its content featuring a young woman as irresponsible, superficial and ignorant. …
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March 12, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Greece
Millions of mobile owners in Greece were shocked to hear multiple shrill beeps coming from their phones on Wednesday night. It was the Greek Civil Protection alerting them about coronavirus and measures they should use to avoid spread of the virus. The messages were in Greek and English. However, many …
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February 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Very Mix
Greece’s Civil Protection has issued guidelines to protect from coronavirus in six languages on Thursday, after three cases have been confirmed in Thessaloniki and Athens. The guidelines are in English, French, Russian, Albanian, Arabic and Farsi. 📌 Σε 6⃣ γλώσσες ΕΝ FR RU SQ AR FA η ενημερωτική καμπάνια της …
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February 13, 2020
FEATURED, Uncategorized
Greece’s Civil Protection has prepared a Emergency Response Plan due to a risk for the activation of the volcano on the island of Santorini in the central Aegean Sea. Purpose of the 184-page master plan with code name THALOS is to provide a direct and coordinated response to involved stakeholders …
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September 13, 2019
environment
As the powerful winds continue over the weekend, the Greek Civil Protection has issued a warning for “very high risk” of forest and wild fires for Saturday, September 14, 2019. Affected areas are: Attiki, Kythera, Sterea, Thessaly, East Macedonia, Thrace, North and South Aegean, Crete and Peloponnese. Orange marks “very …
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September 12, 2019
environment
The Greek Civil protection has issued a warning about very high risk of forest and wild fires for Friday, September 13, 2019. According to Civil Protection warning, the following regions are at ‘very high risk”: • Attica, Kythera, Sterea, Thessaly, Central and East Macedonia, North and South Aegean, Crete and …
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September 5, 2019
environment
Residents of Nea Makri, East Attica, woke up from the sound of church bells in the middle of the night. A wild fire had broken out near the houses of the settlement of Lyvisi short after 2 o’ clock in the morning. A few locals were evacuated when the blaze …
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August 30, 2019
environment
Three wildfires broke out in Attica on Friday afternoon, with firefighters to have to work against the flames and the strong winds. The wildfires broke out on Penteli Mountain near residence areas, in Artemida in North-East Attica and Tanagra in North-West of Athens. In Penteli, the fire broke out in …
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August 27, 2019
environment
Greece’s Civil Protections has issued a warning of “very high risk” of forest and wild fires for several regions and for Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Regions at very high risk of fires are the following: • Attica, Viotia, Evia, Skyros, Evros, Samothraki, Limnos, Lesvos, Argolida, Corinth, Achaia and Ileia. Orange …
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