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Greek alcoholic beverages exports set a historic record in 2022, with ouzo being the “flagship” of the exports According to Eurostat data processed by SEAOP, the significant increase of exports exceeded the pre-covid levels. Ouzo remains the “flagship” of the sector’s exports, while Germany is in first place in terms …

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Αpplications for the Market Pass reached 175,000 in just few hours, 12 o’ clock noon, after it opened in the early hours of Tuesday morning, February 21, 2023. This means that an average of 10 applications are being submitted per second, media report. According to state broadcaster ERT of the …

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Revenue from tourism this past June exceeded 2019 levels and has boosted predictions of a record year for the sector as far as receipts are concerned. While arrivals from abroad in June stood at 89% of those in 2019, the last full season before the coronavirus pandemic, revenue reached €2.62 …

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Greece’s annual consumer inflation jumped to its highest level in 29 years in May at 11.3% on the back of surging costs for energy, housing, transportation and foods, official data showed on Thursday. Inflation quickened from 10.2% in April, according to statistics service ELSTAT. Month-on-month consumer inflation rose 0.7%. Greece’s …

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Turkish F-16 fighter jets recorded on Wednesday  a record of 126 violations of Greek air space and 30 overflights of Greek islands some of them inhabited. Despite a demarche from Athens to Ankara earlier on Wednesday, the neighbors on the other side of the Aegean Sea ignored Greece’s diplomatic protest …

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Covid-19 infections are expected to break one more record on Tuesday as health authorities will incorporate the positive self tests carried out by thousands of students and teachers since Sunday. The new high will come as the overwhelming majority of regions across Greece have been marked with “deep red”, the …

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For fourth consecutive day, coronavirus cases in Greece broke a new all time record on Thursday and reached 35,580 confirmed infections. In Attica alone infections skyrocketed to 15,713 in the past 24 hours. Health authorities announced also 72 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours, while the number of intubated …

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For third consecutive day, coronavirus cases in Greece broke a new record on Wednesday and reached 28, 828 confirmed infections. In Attica alone infections reached 12,848 cases in the past 24 hours. Health authorities announced also 79 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours, while the number of intubated Covid-patients …

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Daily coronavirus cases broke another record on Tuesday and skyrocketed to 21,657, an unprecedented number of daily infections since the begin of the pandemic. In Attica alone a total of 9,882 infections were confirmed in past 24 hours, while the total number in the country on Monday was 9,284. Health …

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Daily coronavirus cases broke on Monday an all times negative record since the pandemic start: 9,284 infection cases confirmed in the past 24 hours. Health authorities announced also 66 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals increased further to 629. Note that due …

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Death by heating: Sunday morning thick, black smoke comes out of a two-storey house in Metaxourgeio district of downtown Athens. Parents and children run in panic to escape the flames, neighbors and passersby rush to help until the fire brigades arrive. Hand in hand they take the children out of …

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Greece hit a negative record on Covid-related deaths on Tuesday when health authorities announced 130 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours. It is the second highest record since the pandemic began. The first was on May 3, 2021 when 134 people had died in 24 hours. Furthermore, authorities announced …

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Another day, another record of coronavirus infections: Greece’s health authorities announced on Tuesday 8,613 new coronavirus cases.  The number of Covid-related deaths recorded in past 24 hours is 46. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals has increased further to 486. It should be noted that infections are normally higher …

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For second consecutive day, coronavirus infections broke a new record since the pandemic began in Greece with 6,700 cases confirmed in the past 24 hours. 59 patients died due to Covid-19 complications also in last 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals increased further 434. Next to Attica …

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Greece recorded another sharp spike of daily coronavirus infections and hit a new record since the begin of the pandemic on Monday when health authorities announced 5, 449 cases. High is also the number of Covid-related deaths – 52! – in the past 24 hours. The number of Covid-patients in …

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New coronavirus infections in Greece broke a daily record on Saturday with 4,696, the highest number since August 24 when 4,608 infections were confirmed on a single day. Health authorities announced also 38 deaths in past 24 hours. The number of Covid-patients in hospital ICUs exceeded 400 and reach 404 …

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Coronavirus cases in Greece hit a negative record on Tuesday with 4,608 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours. It is the highest number of daily infections since the start of the pandemic in the country. Health authorities announced on Tuesday also 32 Covid-related deaths in the past 24 …

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President of the National Health Care Organization (EODY) Panagiotis Arkoumaneas warned of a record number of new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT, Arkoumaneas said that EODY is expected to report around 3,000 new cases in the Health Ministry’s daily Coronavirus bulletin. He recalled that daily infections …

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Greece’s health authorities announced on Tuesday a record-breaking 4,340 new coronavirus infections as the government plans to gradually open again retail stores and schools and to allow movement between municipalities again. The number of daily infections is not the only negative record broke in one day: the number of Covid-19 …

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In the middle of a lockdown, an athlete form Crete broke a world record and entered the Guinness Books of  World Records. Giorgos Kotsimpos broke the world record for the most hand release push-ups in one minute. He did 64 reps, 6 more than the past record of 58 reps. …

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