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 11, 2020
World
The US State Department is unable to provide a full list of confirmed violations of Greece’s airspace by Turkish fighter jets after 1 January 2017 due to a lack of consensus on the breadth of Greek national airspace, according to a report to Congress prepared in the context of the …
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October 25, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
One the first night of the curfew in Greece authorities conducted thousands of control checks and fines fell like raindrops on the heads – better say: the pockets – of those who violated the measure and entertained themselves in bars and other facilities like every other Saturday night before the …
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August 27, 2020
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
With a new NAVTEX inside the Greek continental shelf, with air space violations and harassment of Greek fighter jets, Turkey keeps challenging Greece Greece in a twisted “We come in peace.” The Defense Minister in Ankara reiterates that that “energy surveys will continue indefinitely” yet at the same time claims …
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July 7, 2020
Politics, Turkey-GR
Greek military authorities reported a total of 50 violations of the country’s national airspace by Turkish jets on Thursday. The violations were conducted by 13 aircraft in the northeastern, central and southeastern Aegean Sea. The 13 aircraft were identified as eight F-16s, two F-4 and one CN-235. On nine occasions, …
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May 21, 2020
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey has increased its provocations by air and at the sea on Thursday, by harassing Greek fishermen and a Frontex vessel from Finland in the eastern Aegean Sea, while fighter jets overflew Greek islets and even the island of Patmos. A Turkish Coast Guard patrol boat entered Greek territorial waters …
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May 7, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Monday was a “mercy day” for the mandatory use of mask in Greece. But Tuesday and Wednesday, tolerance was over and the first fines were imposed: juicy 150 euros per violation. According to a statement issued on Thursday by Greek police, a total of 38 violations regarding the use of …
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April 18, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Priest have been taken to police stations and churchgoers have been fined for violating the movement restrictions, while others, politically motivated, have been detained and ultimately arrested for creating havoc outside churches. Easter 2020 is difficult in Greece. Priests and churchgoers are on the verge of a nervous breakdown as …
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April 13, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Mayor of Corfu, Meropi Ydraiou apologized on Monday for her church going a day earlier although she claimed at the same time that she did not attend the religious service but the procession of Agios Spyridion inside the Church. Playing with words and semantics, she said that she stayed in …
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April 5, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greece has imposed fines worth over four million euros to violators of the lockdown measures and the ban of businesses and shops operations. In order to contain the spread of coronavirus, the government suspended operation of shops and business operations on March 12 and lockdown and movement restrictions on March …
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April 5, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Dozens of citizens, mainly elderly, ignored the lockdown restrictions and followed the invitation of a priest to go to the church and receive the Holy Communion. Police intervened and fined the faithful for violating the measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The priest in Agia Triada Church in …
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April 1, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Violations of lockdown in Greece have amounted to 13,195 since the measure was imposed on March 23. According to a statement by Greek Police, a total of 2,561 violation were recorded only on Tuesday, March 31. Violations usually refer to going out without filling up the the Permit forms printed, …
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March 26, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
1,155 citizens across Greece violated the lockdown restrictions alone on the national holiday on March 25, while violations reached almost 3,000 since Monday morning, March 23 when the lockdown was imposed. According to a press released issued on Thursday, recorded violations of the curfew were: Attica (333), Thessaloniki (124), the …
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March 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Systematic checks conducted by the Greek Police on the first 36 hours of the total lockdown found that more than 766 people across the country had violated the restrictions. The majority of violators did not carry the necessary movement permits with them. Others did not have IDs or were found …
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March 18, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greek Police announced on Wednesday 150 arrests of business owners who have violated the restrictive measures to contain the spread of coronavirus. The arrests have been conducted from Thursday, March 12, until Wednesday morning, March 18. The violations recorded involved the illegal operation of businesses such as hairdressers, tattoo shops …
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March 14, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Very Mix
Greek police has arrested a total of 96 people across the country from Thursday to Sunday for violating measures against the spread of coronavirus and the orders to close facilities like cram schools, daily seniors’ centers, cafes, hairdresser salons,and others. According to a statement by Greek Police issued on Sunday, …
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March 12, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Greece
Violating the measures imposed by Greece’s health authorities to contain the spread of coronavirus should be treated as a crime and prosecuted, the Supreme Court said on Thursday. Punishment reaches up to life imprisonment if violating the measures causes death. In a memo sent to prosecution offices, the Supreme Court …
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March 11, 2020
Turkey-GR
A unprecedented Turkish provocation: Turkish F-16 fighter jets not only violated Greek air space in the region of Evros with low flights reaching even 500 ft (200 meters), they also harassed a Greek military helicopter patrolling over the border area to Turkey. It is the first time, Turkey conducts such …
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February 18, 2020
Turkey-GR
Turkey “welcomed” the launch of Confidence Building Measures talks with Greece with air space violations and a provocative statement by the Foreign Minister who calls the “Muslim minority of Greece” as “Turkish.” The armed forces of Greece and Turkey began meeting in Athens on Monday in the framework of military …
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February 13, 2020
Turkey-GR
Turkish F-16 fighter jets conducted 53 violations of Greek airspace, 9 violations of Athens FIR and 14 overflights over Aegean islands on Thursday, just a few hours after the meeting of the defense ministers of the two countries on the sidelines of the NATO meeting in Brussels. The fighter jets …
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