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The Corinth Canal will reopen to navigation on June 1, 2023 and for four months, that is until September 30,, the Canal’s managing company announced on Friday. The Corinth Canal company said that the final stages of restoration work on the canal will resume on October 1 and will continue …

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Clean Monday in Greece is a holiday for some but not for all. Some shops and businesses will operate on February 27, 2023  as provided by the relevant legislation, while others including retail stores and public services will not. Majority of supermarkets are closed or work until 2:00 p.m. but …

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Retail shops throughout the country will be open on Sunday, 27 November, from 11:00 to 20:00, the Association of Retail Businesses (SELPE) said in an announcement on Tuesday. SELPE announcement comes a day after retail workers had announced that shops will not open on Sunday, Nov 27, 2022. Additionally, on …

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The opening of retail stores in a Sunday in November has turned into a Greek …thriller for frustration resistant nerves. The Development Ministry has initially decided to boost the market on Sunday, November 6, 2022. The project was cancelled due to storm EVA and decided instead that stores ill open …

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The platform for applying for this year’s heating oil subsidy opens on Monday, November 7, on the website of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE). The subsidy is expected to benefit 1.3 million residents, with 90% receiving 800 euros and the remaining 10%, from areas that tend to experience …

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Schools in Greece will open on Monday, September 12, 2022, Education Minister Niki Kerameos announced on Friday. Speaking to Skai TV, the minister said that the schools “will open with the best possible human resource condition of all time,” saying that 8,500 hiring have been completed.   The new permanent …

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28 lighthouses across Greece will open their doors to public on Sunday, August 21, in celebration of International Lighthouse Day 2022, the Greek Navy said on Saturday. They will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. People will have the opportunity to learn about the contribution of lighthouses to …

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A platform for Ukrainian refugees to apply for temporary protection and identification card will go live on March 28, Migration & Asylum Minister Notis Mitarakis said on Sunday. In an interview with Sunday newspaper Real News, Mitsrakis said via the platform the Ukrainian Refugees will register for individual appointments at …

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The platform to book booster shot for people who got the Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca vaccines will open five and a half months after the second dose, but the jab will be administered after a minimum period of six months, according to a Health Ministry official on Wednesday. Recipients of …

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Greece expands the booster shot roll out to those over 50 year old and opens the online platform so that citizens can make appointments for the 3rd dose shot of the vaccine against Covid-19 on Sunday, October 10, 2021, health authorities announced at the weekly Live Briefing on Thursday evening. …

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Spectators may return to sports facilities to watch games as long as adults are vaccinated, the ratio of unvaccinated youth does not exceed 5%, and all wear masks without exception, Greece’s Sports Ministry said on Thursday. Adult spectators will be obliged to show a vaccination certificate when purchasing an electronic …

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If there is a sharp downward trend in the pandemic, the government will ask the epidemiologists’ committee to open up more activities, Development and Investment Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Monday. Speaking to Skai TV, Georgiadis said that he would like to allow music in bars and restaurants restaurants as …

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The underwater archaeological site off the island of Alonissos, the Peristera Shipwreck, will open to visitors on June 1, 2021, the Greek Culture Ministry said in a statement. The first underwater museum in Greece was inaugurated off  the coast of the island of Alonisos, Sporades, last summer. The Shipwreck Peristera …

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Supermarkets and retail shops may open on the two Sundays in May, on 16th and 23rd, if they wish to do so, according to a joint ministerial decision issued on Friday. The stores referred to in the decision include mini markets, butchers, fishmongers, pharmacies, dry cleaning stores, pet shops and …

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The interim sales started in Greece on May 5 and will last until May 15, 2021. Stores, supermarkets and beauty services have the option to operate also on Sunday, May 9. Τhe stores to open on Sunday will operate from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Hairdressers and personal hygiene services …

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Greece will open again organized beaches and beach bars on May 15, a government official said on Friday. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT, General Secretary for Commerce and Consumer Protection Panagiotis Stamboulidis assured that health safety measures like physical distancing and masks – mainly for staff – will continue to …

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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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Students of the last three high school grades – lyceums- will return to classrooms as of Monday, April 12, 2021, Greece’s Education Minister Niki Kerameos announced on Wednesday. During the regular live briefing on the pandemic, Kerameos said that grades 10-12 were the first to return to class because they …

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Restaurants and bars will reopen after the Easter holidays, initially only serving customers outdoors, Alternate Development Minister Nikos Papathanassis said in an interview with MEGA TV on Tuesday. “The hospitality businesses will be allowed to reopen in outdoor and semi-open areas when the time is right. It appears that this …

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Greece is determined to open to tourism on May 14, Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis told the Parlaiment on Monday. “Of course, we will open on May 14. We are opening safely despite the danger,” he said adding that the country’s “plan is comprehensive for the opening of tourism. It is …

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