Several countries have responded positive to the request of Greek authorities for assistance from the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (EUCPM) to combat the wildfire raging in north-eastern Athens since Sunday. The Greek request was submitted on Sunday evening activating the EUCPM mechanism. According to latest information on Monday evening, France …
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556 firefighters from 12 countries to aid Greece & other EU Members in the fire season
A total of 556 firefighters from 12 countries will be strategically pre-positioned across key locations in Europe this summer, such as France, Greece, Portugal, and Spain, ready to help local fire brigades. As Europe is preparing for the approaching wildfire season, the EU is taking significant steps to bolster firefighting …
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Turkey: Western states gave it no evidence to back up security threat reports
Turkey said on Friday that Western nations, including the United States and Germany, had not given it any information to back up their assertions that security threats had prompted them to close their missions in the country. Foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu suggested the powers may have been trying to portray …
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Greek real estate in high demand by European and international investors
Τhe real estate market in Greece is at the center of European and global investment interest, according to participants in the annual Prodexpo conference in Athens that took place on October 24-25. Despite global challenges, the real estate market is showing exceptional resilience in Greece, offering opportunities to investors in …
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Russia adds Greece to list of “unfriendly counties” along with four others
The Russian government announced on Friday that it is adding Greece to the list of countries that it considers “unfriendly”, along with Denmark, Croatia, Slovakia and Slovenia. According to an announcement on Friday by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Mishustin, the ‘Unfriendly Countries List’ contains those countries …
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5 Greeks in quarantine due to Omicron variant; Emergency travel directive south African countries(Notam)
Five Greek citizens, who arrived το Athens from south African countries, have been placed on a ten-day precautionary quarantine, according to the new protocol due to Covid-19 Omicron variant. The five citizens, all sailors, came from south Africa and Zimbabwe via a stopover in the United Arab Emirates. Upon arrival, …
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Greece eases tourists’ arrivals from “Green” countries and children up to 12
Head of Civil Protection and Deputy Minister for Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias announced on Thursday that Greece makes it easier for tourists and children up to 12 years old to enter the country. All adults coming to Greece from “Green” countries will only have to provide a negative Covid-19 rapid …
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Greece to open 9 airports for flights from EU & 5 other countries on April 16 UPD
Greece plans to gradually lift travel restrictions on arrivals from abroad and open 9 airports for flights from the European Union and another 5 non-EU countries on Friday, April 16, some media report on Tuesday. Note that the media do not quote any government official nor any statement. The goal …
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15 EU countries: EU needs long-term plan to tackle 5G fake news, conspiracy theories
The European Union needs to come up with a strategy to counter disinformation about 5G technology or risk false claims derailing its economic recovery and digital goals, a group of 15 countries including Poland and Sweden said. Conspiracy theories that the novel coronavirus may be linked to the wireless technology …
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Ten EU countries agree to take 400 unaccompanied minors from Moria
Ten EU member states have agreed to take the 400 unaccompanied minors form the burned down camp in Moria. Germany and France will take the majority of them, each 100-150, German state broadcaster reported on Friday. The countries that will take the refugee children are: Germany, France, Finland, Luxembourg, Slovenia, …
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Greece’s’ Civil Aviation extends flight bans, mandatory PCR test to Aug 31
Greece’s Civil Aviation Authorities issued a new notam on Wednesday, extending travel bans and restrictions to several European and Balkan countries and to non-EU countries as well as the requirement for a mandatory negative molecular PCR test for flight passengers from specific EU countries. the extension is valid until August …
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Greece’s Civil Protection: Testing, countries of imported cases July 1-19
After two months break, the live briefing on coronavirus by the Civil Protection resumed on Tuesday and the Head Nikos Hardalias gave some figures about testing and confirmed cases both in the local community and among tourists. A total of 918,032 people have entered Greece in the period July 1-19, …
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Greece publishes list of countries for which it opens its gates on July 1
The Greek government released a list of countries for which the country’s gates are opening on July 1, 2020, and instructions that travelers to Greece have to follows. The list will be reviewed every fortnight, i.e. every two weeks, government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Tuesday evening. Greece is taking …
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EU list of 15 countries allowed into the bloc; U.S., Russia off
The European Union released on Tuesday the list of countries outside the bloc and Schengen area Brussels considers as “safe”. Travelers from these 14+1 countries will be allowed into EU as of July 1, 2020. The list is compiled based on epideliological criteria similar to the EU average of even …
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Greece travel updates: Lifts ban on IT, NL, SP earlier, opens all borders July 1
Greece announced on Friday that it will open all airports, ports and land borders on July 1, 2020 and will lift its flight ban on Italy, Netherlands and Spain on June 15. This was announced during a live press conference held by Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis and Health Minister, Vassilis …
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Greece extends flight ban to/from 7 countries, entry of non-EU citizens
Greece ‘s Civil Aviation Authority has extended on Monday, June 1, the ban on flights from seven countries as well as on the entry of non-European citizens, At the same time, it also extended the obligatory quarantine for travelers entering Greece for the month of June. Quarantine The measure of …
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US unlikely on our list for direct flights June 15/July 1, says Greek PM Mitsotakis
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday that the United States is set to be left off the list of countries allowed to resume direct flights to Greece on June 15 and July 1, but it could be added later in the summer. The exclusion has to do with the …
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EASA publishes list of airports in COVID-19 high risks countries (UPD)
As Greek authorities are preparing a list of the countries allowed to fly tourists to Greece as of June 15, the European Union’s air safety agency EASA has published a list of airports located in areas with high risk transmission of COVID-19. The list is developed in coordination with EASA …
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UK unlikely among first 20 countries allowed to send tourists to Greece
Greece will open its doors to overseas holidaymakers from June 15, but the UK is not expected to be on a list of countries allowed back in, at least in the first wave of some 20 countries. The UK’s current record on coronavirus is currently not good enough for Brits …
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Greece opens for foreign tourists initially from 20 countries on June 15
Greece opens again its gates to foreign tourists without tests and quarantine on June 15, 2020. However, citizens from some 20 countries will be initially allowed. Restrictions for exempted countris will be lifted on July 15 and thus based on epidemiological data. Foreign tourists will not undergo tests and will …
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