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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May 7, 2020
Greece, Tourism
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis proposed the creation of a “safe corridor” that will allow travel between countries that have successfully contained the first coronavirus wave. The proposal was made to the leaders of Australia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Israel, Norway and Singapore during a teleconference on Thursday. Aims …
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May 20, 2019
World
Lime scooters is providing up to 15 hours’ worth of urban rides free of charge on May 26 in Greece and ten other EU countries to encourage people to vote at the European Parliament elections. The company offers free scooters and helmets in the cities of Athens and Thessaloniki in …
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April 2, 2019
Tourism
Greek Police will conduct tougher passport controls at Athens International Airport also for EU citizens coming from or departing for non-Schengen countries. Reason for this is the implementation of EU directive 458/2017, which Greece implements with a delay of two years. The EU directive does not refer to domestic flights …
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March 27, 2018
Greece, Politics
The United States and its European allies are expelling dozens of Russian diplomats in a co-ordinated response to the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the UK – and this although there is no solid evidence on who is really behind the attack. It is …
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May 14, 2017
Arts, Culture
Portugal won the 62nd competition of Eurovision 2017 with a love ballad. Portugal won the Eurovision for the first time in the history of the contest. Salvador Sobral, 27, won with his love ballad Amar Pelos Dois, which was written by his sister. He said on receiving the trophy: “We …
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May 10, 2017
Arts
Demy and her song This Is Love have brought Greece back to the Eurovision finals after the country missed out in 2016. Greek fans think this entry can push on into the top 10 of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. In the first Eurovision semi final winners’ press conference, she …
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April 22, 2017
Politics, World
Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency spied on the Interpol international police agency for years and on the group’s country liaison offices in dozens of countries such as Austria, Greece. Belgium, Spain, Denmark and the United States, German magazine Der Spiegel said. The BND spied also the Interpol headquarters in Lyon, …
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April 19, 2017
Uncategorized
For the first time in history a man of faith and a man of science are teaming up to search for Jesus’ DNA. A pastor and a geneticist will consequently search for Jesus’ descendants, that is Jesus’ living relatives. Using the latest advances in DNA technology Oxford University geneticist George …
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April 3, 2017
Tourism, Travel
The Silk Road. Two words that always had a magic attraction on me. I am not sure when I first heard about it. Possible in the last years of the elementary school. Most likely I had also seen some pictures or rather paintings in encyclopedias and historical comic books we …
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March 21, 2017
World
UK joined the US large electronics ban on some flights from Middle East and African countries. The UK has announced a cabin baggage ban on laptops on passenger flights from six Middle East and North African countries. According to a statement issued by the UK government: Phones, laptops and tablets …
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January 26, 2017
Politics, Refugees
The European Commission is recommending that 5 nations from the borderless Schengen travel zone be allowed to extend internal frontier controls for another three months because of the exceptional circumstances caused by migration into Europe. The European Union’s executive said Wednesday that EU nations Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and non-member …
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February 16, 2016
Politics, Refugees, Turkey-GR, Very Mix, World
“The NATO ships have already started informal patrols in the Aegean,” Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos told the media on Tuesday morning short before he left Athens on a Chinook helicopter in order to festively inaugurate four hot spots on the islands of Lesvos, Chios, Leros and Samos. According to …
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December 17, 2013
Very Mix
Do you remember our recent poll about “problem solving techniques in different countries”? Not knowing that polls were so popular, I was very surprised to see that a whole of 622 people voted their favor way of solving problems. The result of the poll was equally surprising! Although I have …
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November 29, 2013
Very Mix
There several techniques – nation specific – on how to solve a problem. The German way seems straight forward → from A to B. the British way is based on the motto “have a cup of tea first”. the Spanish way adapts more to the southern climate with a nice …
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September 5, 2012
Economy
What? You thought that dumping labor wages down to 500 euro per month would boost competitiveness? You thought that working 13 hours per day, 6 days per week will turn the debt-ridden country into growth paradise? The myth of “wages dumping as the fundament for competitiveness” is collapsing and thus by a report of …
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