December 7, 2022
environment, FEATURED
Local communities and scientists vehemently oppose the construction of a hotel facility in the iconic Paligremnos Wall, an area of Plakias by Rethymno on the island of Crete. They have appealed to justice to cancel the building permit arguing that the construction would damage the “natural environment of great geological …
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April 26, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
Restaurants customers will not need to send an sms and can move to different municipality, Secretary General for Trade and Consumer Protection Panagiotis Stampoulidis said in an interview with ANT1 TV on Monday morning. “Inter-municipal movement will be allowed from May 3” and “citizens will not have to send an …
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April 25, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias and the general secretary for Trade and Consumers Protection, Panagiotis Stamboulidis announced the restriction measures during the Holy Week and the Greek Orthodox Easter as well the working conditions for shopping and restaurants. The measures include provisions for religious services and shorten night curfew …
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March 31, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced on Wednesday evening the loosening of two lockdown measures to revive the economy and allow citizens more space in their recreation time: Opening of retail stores from Monday, April 5, 2021, and movement with car to another municipality for personal exercise on weekends …
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February 13, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
All workers in Attica, Patra, Halkida, Rethymno and other areas of the country under hard lockdown will need to have with them new documents proving their employment as of Monday, February 15, 2021. The new regulations are seen as a state effort to crack down on people going out for …
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February 10, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Head of Greece’ Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced the measures for the additional, hard lockdown in Athens and Attica that is imposed from 6:00 a.m. Thursday, February 11, until Sunday, February 28, 2021. The measures include restrictions in movement with extended curfew on Saturdays and Sundays, the closure of close …
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February 1, 2021
FEATURED, Social
The MeToo movement in Greece has moved from the world of Sports to the world of Arts and Entertainment with female and male actors denouncing sexual harassment and abuse but also bulling by directors in theater and the film industry. Actresses Jenny Botsi, Angeliki Lambri and Loukia Michala joined their …
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January 28, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
The pandemic situation in Attica seems to get out of control and the same problem appears to be happening in the heads of Greek epidemiologists. One member of the epidemiologists’ committee advising the health Ministry proposed on Thursday, that citizens should leave their homes based on the end number of …
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January 22, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece has extended the lockdown movement restrictions on Friday as the reopening of secondary school education has been announced to take place on Monday, February 1, 2021. However, the movement restrictions have some exceptions like for the number of passengers in taxis and students who rent in another regional unit. …
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December 22, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Tuesday that that citizens will need to SMS to 13033 the option <6> for “exercise” if they want to celebrate Christmas Eve and Day as well as New Year’s Eve and Day with other families. He warned that the night curfew will not be …
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December 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Economy, FEATURED
Most retail shops will remain closed over the Christmas season but hairdressers and bookshops will open under strict safety rules, Greek authorities announced on Friday morning. Churches will open for the faithful only twice on December 25th and January 6th. Night curfew will be shorter during the festive season and …
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December 7, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece extended part of the lockdown restriction until the first week of the new year. Schools, courts, restaurants, recreation and sports activities, including ski resorts, will remain closed until January 7, 2021, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Monday. The night curfew will remain in place and so will the …
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November 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greek Police has issued thousands of fines for violations of restrictions and of protective measures since the beginning of the lockdown on November 7. The fines amounted to almost 4 million euros until November 23. Fines of some 3 million euros were issued alone for violations of the use of …
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November 5, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s Civil Protection specified on Thursday evening the lockdown restrictions imposed across the whole country from 06:00 am Saturday, 7. November, and for three weeks, until 30. November 2020. The difference to the first lockdown in spring are:: the mandatory use of mask in- and outdoors and the operation of …
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April 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
What is the purpose of limiting movement in open public spaces between midnight and early morning, when Greece is gradually lifting the lockdown? Many Greeks wonder about this new weird measure – one of the many – and no government official has bothered so far to give a logical or …
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April 13, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
This Easter will be different, without any traveling, gatherings or visits to the churches, while visits to relatives’ and friends’ houses to celebrate are not permitted, Greece’s government spokesperson Stelios Petsas warned on Monday, right at the beginning of the Holy Week. “We disapprove incidents like those in Koukaki and …
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March 22, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The total lockdown the Greek government imposes as of Monday morning, March 23, 2020, allows citizens to leave home only for specific essential activities like work, purchase of food and medicine, doctors visits, visits to people in need, individual sports activities, dog walking… It bans people from hanging out in …
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March 18, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greece bans gatherings of more than 10 people and will impose administrative fines to each person above the cap, head of Civil protection Nikos Hardalias announced on Wednesday afternoon. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas clarified that the ban refers to gatherings not only outside but also inside. “there cannot be that …
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July 26, 2019
Uncategorized
Old priests with long bears with a life in celibate suddenly decided to tell women what they should do with the bodies. The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church has introduced the Day of “Unborn child” in order to solve the demographic problem of Greece, protect the life of …
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April 23, 2018
environment
After the charge on plastic bags reduced their use, it’s time for Greeks to change the way they drink their drinks. The Greek Association of Alcoholic Drinks Distributors (ENEAP) decided to gradually abolish plastic straws and beverage stirrers as part of a broader commitment to reduce the environmental footprint. ENEAP …
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