February 3, 2023
Politics, Turkey-GR
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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October 30, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
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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July 22, 2022
Greece, Politics
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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November 28, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
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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June 17, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Tourism
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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April 13, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Tourism
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 Note that the media do not quote any government official nor any statement.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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October 19, 2020
Politics, World
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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September 11, 2020
FEATURED, Politics, Refugees
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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August 12, 2020
FEATURED, Tourism
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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July 21, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
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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June 30, 2020
Tourism
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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June 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Tourism
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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June 12, 2020
FEATURED, Tourism
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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June 1, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Tourism
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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May 27, 2020
Tourism
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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May 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Tourism
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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May 21, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Tourism
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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May 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Tourism
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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May 15, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Tourism
Greece extended on Friday afternoon the flight ban to/from seven European Countries, while all international flights will be allowed to land at Athens International Airport only. At the same time, the ban on non-EU nationals remains in force until end of May. According to a statement issued by the Greek …
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May 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The Greek Post has resumed services to several foreign countries and sending of postal items is possible again after weeks of halting operation due to the pandemic. Restrictions on airmail transport worldwide, as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, also have an impact on mail transportation. Restoring Greece’s postal connection …
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