August 19, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s health authorities are concerned about the transmission rate of the coronavirus and the viral load per region. According to data released by the National Health Organization EODY on Wednesday, the positivity rates are high especially on the islands. According to EODY date based on measurements in the week 9-15 …
Read More »
July 29, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s authorities updated the Covid-MAP on Thursday as the epidemiological burden is increasing in many parts of the country but also on the islands. The result is that with few exceptions of regions and islands at lowest Green level, the majority of regions are at the increased surveillance levels Yellow …
Read More »
July 26, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greek authorities lifted the Covid-restrictions on the island of Mykonos at 6 o’ clock on Monday morning citing improvement of the epidemiological situation. The restrictions imposed a week earlier were nigh curfew and banning music on an island famous for the entertainment it offers to thousands of visitors each summer. …
Read More »
July 21, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Tourism
The Greek government is seeking to increase the number of quarantine hotels on the islands and to establish “Covid-cabins” on ferries to allow return of travelers tested positive. The government is in a difficult position as the pandemic 4th wave hits the country and those in charge of taking decisionσ …
Read More »
July 21, 2021
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
A Turkish retired admiral who was member of the exploratory talks interpreted the international Law a la turca and claimed that Greece will lose sovereignty over the 21 islands in the Aegean Sea it has armed. In an interview with pro-government newspaper Sotzu retired Vice Admiral Can Erenoglu said that …
Read More »
July 18, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
An unbelievable incident took place on the Cyclades island of Paros, when six teenagers got infected with coronavirus and there was no place to be accommodated and isolated. They had to spend 16 hours in the parking lot of the parking place of the Health Center, until the state broadcaster …
Read More »
July 15, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Unvaccinated workers in food service, tourism businesses and ships will have to do two Covid-19 tests per week at their own expenses, head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced on Thursday. The measures goes into force from Saturday, July 17, 2021 and will be implemented in areas with high epidemiological …
Read More »
July 14, 2021
Refugees
The number of refugees and migrants on the island of Lesvos has dropped below 5,000 for the first time in 2016, the Migration Ministry said on Tuesday. In the figures released, the ministry said there are 4,994 people on the North Aegean island that bore the brunt of migration flows. …
Read More »
May 28, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
Greece’s health authorities announced on Friday evening 1,585 new coronavirus cases and 40 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients has further decreased to 521. Live Briefing At the Live Briefing on Friday, health experts stressed that the number of daily infections, deaths and intubated …
Read More »
May 28, 2021
Greece
Greece’s Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced on Friday an incentives program to encourage National Health System doctors to serve on the Greek islands and remote areas on the mainland. The incentives program will include financial, tax and educational incentives for the doctors’ families if they serve in the specific areas, …
Read More »
May 20, 2021
environment
Smoke from the forest fire in north-eastern Corinth covered Greek capital Athens and reached also distanced islands in the Aegean Sea. The smell of burning wood filled the air in the Greek capital that was also covered with a yellowish-grey cloud that affected visibility and covered also the Acropolis. The …
Read More »
May 14, 2021
Tourism
With folklore dance and water arches, locals welcomed tourists and cruise ships to the Greek islands. Shortly before 10 o’ clock on Friday morning, tug boats welcomes the first two cruise ships at the port of Souda in Chania, Crete. These are the “Silver Explorer” and the “Silver Moon” which …
Read More »
May 11, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece proceeds with the vaccination of residents of islands with over 10,000 population, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday. At a teleconference with mayors from 19 islands, the PM said that: all island residents over 18 years old will be vaccinated against Covid-19 with the single-jab vaccine of Johnson …
Read More »
February 26, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s Civil Protection extended the hard lockdown in Athens and Attica for one more week, until March 8, 2021, as daily number of new infections remained high and intensive care units treating patients with Covid-19 were close to capacity. At the same time, authorities extended hard lockdown in several regional …
Read More »
February 22, 2021
Uncategorized
The casts of three antique marbles reliefs returned to the archeological museum of Thassos a few days ago. They were displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris since they were found during excavations in the so-called Passage of Theories in the second half of 19th century. Director of the Ephorate …
Read More »
February 13, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
Greece’s authorities imposed two more regional units in hard lockdown regime on Friday due to increased epidemiological load. At the same time, they extended harsh restrictions in other regions, while they lifted extraordinary measures to some others due to decrease of infections. Head of Civil Protection and Deputy Minister Nikos …
Read More »
February 3, 2021
Economy
The Greek government is committed to lower the ENFIA special property tax by 8 percent, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Tuesday. At the same time he announced the setting of property prices in “high-value regions, mostly coast areas on Greek islands.” Speaking to “Parapolitika” FM, Staikouras gave assurances that …
Read More »
January 27, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Covid-19 vaccination of inhabitants on the small islands of the South Aegean started from Kastellorizo on Wednesday morning. It is the first nationwide “horizontal” mass vaccination of the entire population of the island, regardless of age and professional category. Teams from the General Hospital of Rhodes arrived on the island …
Read More »
December 13, 2020
weather
Greece’s Civil Protection issued a warning of extreme weather phenomena and urgently advised citizens in affected areas to be especially cautious and avoid going outdoors when the phenomena are intense. Following an emergency meeting on Sunday, Secretary-General for Civil Defence, Vassilis Papageorgiou strongly urged those resident in areas affected by …
Read More »
December 4, 2020
Economy
A special lower Value Added Tax (VAT) rate for the five islands coping with the migration crisis has been extended until June 2021, the government announced on Friday. The lower VAT is for the islands of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Leros and Kos. The extension is based the relevant Joint Ministerial …
Read More »
