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Greece halts daily Coronavirus bulletin amid summer wave (POLL)

July 6, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED 1

Greece’s National Health Care organization EODY announced on Wednesday that it halts its daily bulletin coronavirus cases, while the number of infections and other related data will be announced collectively once a week only, on Fridays. The decision raises question-marks (and eyebows) as currently the daily infections with Covid-19 range …

Greece updates COVID-MAP; official briefing on course of pandemic

March 31, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED 8

Greece’s authorities updated on Thursday the COVID-MAP after two weeks, and the majority of regional units on the mainland remains in highest infection level, the “deep red.” At the same time, the positivity rate has increased in many regions and the epidemiologists’ committee advising the Health Ministry says that the …

Historic left-wing newspaper “Avgi” halts its daily edition (UPD)

January 12, 2022 FEATURED, Greece, Politics Comments Off on Historic left-wing newspaper “Avgi” halts its daily edition (UPD)

The historic newspaper of the Greek left, Avgi,will hold its daily edition after 70 years. The newspaper has apparently fallen victim to financial problems as other daily newspapers in the recent past due to changes in the landscape of printed media and readers habits. Its director posted on social media …

Greece: 509 new cases, 25 more deaths, intubations below 300

January 21, 2021 CORONAVIRUS Comments Off on Greece: 509 new cases, 25 more deaths, intubations below 300

Greece’s health authorities announced on Wednesday, 509 new coronavirus cases and 25 more deaths in the last 24 hours. For the first time since months, the number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country fell below 300 and stands at 293. Death toll has reached 5,570 and the …

Greece new coronavirus case increased to 566, deaths to 30

January 19, 2021 CORONAVIRUS Comments Off on Greece new coronavirus case increased to 566, deaths to 30

Greece’s health authorities announced on Tuesday, 566 new coronavirus cases and 30 more deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country stands at 320. Death toll has reached 5,518 and the total cases stand at 149,462. New cases almost doubled on …

“Medea and other friends”: A show takes tourists to 5th century BC in ancient Athens

May 10, 2019 Arts Comments Off on “Medea and other friends”: A show takes tourists to 5th century BC in ancient Athens

A daily show in English next to the Acropolis Museum offers tourists a unique experience: to be transported to 5th century BC in ancient Athens and have the opportunity to talk with “Medea and other friends” from the ancient Greek world. “During his visit to the Acropolis, an unsuspecting tourist …

Inspectors find tax evasion conducted by foreign-registered yachts

August 8, 2017 Economy Comments Off on Inspectors find tax evasion conducted by foreign-registered yachts

The Greek Coast Guard in cooperation with the newly established independent authority for public revenues, has reportedly stepped up checks of yachts and tourist vessels this summer in an attempt to net undeclared charter revenues and foreign-registered vessels that illegally carry out excursions exclusively in Greek waters. Inspections initially check …

Capital controls won’t affect tourists/expats with foreign bank accounts

June 29, 2015 Economy, Tourism 9

Tourists and expats living in Greece will not be affected by the capital controls/ATM withdrawals, the Greek government said in a non-paper early Monday. Holders of credit and debit cards issued by Greek banks are not allowed to withdraw more than €60 daily. The exception from the €60-daily-limit refers to …

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