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Wednesday, 07 April 2021

Mistreatment, sexual harassment furor emerges in Greece; 22 former athletes point to systematic abuse by gymnastics coaches

Another stunning round of “MeToo” related charges were leveled by 22 former – by most accounts – gymnastics athletes in Greece, alleging brutal treatment at the hands of coaches and…

Greek PM leaves open possibility of requiring public sector health professionals to receive Covid vaccinations

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday evening left open the possibility of the state requiring healthcare professionals to get vaccinated for the Covid-19 virus or else be transferred from…

Guardian: Greek govt pledges 69 Covid-free Aegean isles by end of April, ahead of tourist season

The Guardian banners an article this week on the goal of no less than 69 Aegean islands being rendered Covid-free for the coming, and utterly crucial, tourism season in Greece.…

Four Greeks on 2021 Forbes list of world’s super rich

Forbes on Wednesday announced its 35th annual list of the world’s wealthiest individuals, with four Greeks amongst the recorded billionaires, although only one of the four is based in Greece.…

High schools to reopen throughout Greece on Monday

High schools will reopen throughout Greece, without exceptions, on Monday, April 12, after a blue chip committee of epidemiologists and public health experts gave their approval. The reopening will be…

Tuesday, 06 April 2021

IMF foresees 3.8% GDP growth in Greece for 2021, lower than previous prediction

The IMF foresees an ambitious, by post-Covid standards, 3.8 percent GDP growth rate for Greece in 2021, as listed in the Fund’s six-month World Economic Outlook report. Specifically, for the…

Monday, 05 April 2021

ICAP: On sample of 21.4K businesses in Greece in 2019 turnover, as a whole, up by 4.2% p

By S. Emmanuil [email protected] The current pandemic-induced recession has reportedly taken a significant toll on business profits in Greece, essentially evaporating whatever benefits from a modest economic recovery between 2017…

Latest seaplane announced for holiday destination Kassandra peninsula of Halkidiki prefecture

Med Sea Health S.A., the owner of the Miraggio Thermal Spa Resort, this week announced that it has received regulatory approval for the operation of a seaplane landing and take-off…

Covid-19 outbreak: Record high fatalities, ICU cases continue in Greece

Lower new single-day confirmed Covid-19 infections reported on Monday, compared to the previous week, were the result of lower tests over the weekend (more than 16,000), although the number of…

Friday, 02 April 2021

Greek PM: Current pandemic data points to reopening of F&B sector after May 2

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday, during an off-the-agenda debate in Parliament on the course of the pandemic, said that based on current epidemiological data the food & beverage…

Greek authorities point to half dozen attempts by migrant boats, accompanied by Turkish vessels, to reach Lesvos on Friday

No less than six incidents were reported over the past 24 hours by Greece’s coast guard of flimsy migrant boats, accompanied by Turkish patrol boats and gunboats, attempting to reach…

Free Covid-19 self-tests in Greece as of Wed., govt says

Next Wednesday was cited by the government on Friday as the date when the first free Covid-19 self-tests will be available at pharmacies around Greece. The tests will be made…

Covid-19 outbreak: Single-day new infections above 3K on Fri. in Greece; high levels of fatalities, ICU cases

New single-day confirmed instances of Covid-19 remained above the 3,000-level in Greece on Friday, at 3,080, with related daily deaths and ICU cases were at their highest levels since the…

Thursday, 01 April 2021

Greek gov’t announces 330-mln€ subsidy plan for country’s pandemic-devastated F&B sector

The Greek government announced another targeted stimulus package on Thursday for one of the hardest-hit markets during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, namely, the food & beverage sector, with 330 million…

Covid-19 outbreak: Record high number of ICU cases in Greece, 755, since beginning of pandemic

New single-day Covid-19 infections in Greece fell on Thursday, compared to the previous day, although the number of intubated patients treated for acute symptoms in hospital ICUs reached another pandemic…

Wednesday, 31 March 2021

Greek PM unveils ambitious post-Covid recovery plan to transform economy, significantly boost growth

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis unveiled his government’s post-Covid19 recovery plan on Wednesday, pledging a wide array of projects, investments and initiatives worth a whopping 57 billion euros – an…

Two MoCs foresee participation by North Macedonia utilities in Alexandroupolis-based energy projects

Two agreements signed in Skopje on Wednesday foresee the possibility of the Republic of North Macedonia participating in a handful of energy-related projects based in the northeast Greece port of…

Draft amendment in Greece foresees Covid-19 tests for returning employees in various sectors, including educators

A draft amendment tabled in Greece’s Parliament on Wednesday evening foresees which categories of employees must provide a negative Covid-19 test before returning to work, and includes much of the…

Covid-19 outbreak: Highest daily death toll since advent of pandemic in Greece on Wed., 76

New single-day instances of Covid-19 eased on Wednesday, down from the previous day’s all-time high, yet the day recorded the worst daily tally of related deaths, at 76 over the…

Tuesday, 30 March 2021

Parliamentary com’t of inquiry approved to probe actions of former SYRIZA minister vis-a-vis television licenses

A majority of Greek Parliament’s 300 MPs – 187 – on Tuesday evening approved of a motion to establish a preliminary committee of inquiry into the actions of former SYRIZA…

IOC president Bach in Greece, inaugurates new lighting system at Panathinaiko stadium

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach was the latest international dignitary to arrive in Greece this month, days after the annual commemoration of the beginning of the 1821 Greek…

Covid-19 outbreak: Record high number of single-day instances, ICU cases on Tues. in Greece

The highest number of new single-day instances of Covid-19 were reported on Tuesday, 4,340, since the beginning of the pandemic in Greece. The negative record was accompanied by another ominous…

Saturday, 27 March 2021

Architectural study approved for first building at iconic Helleniko real estate project

A state-affiliated central architectural council – yet another layer of ubiquitous Greek bureaucracy – on Friday approved the architectural design of the first building construction at the Helleniko property development…

Friday, 26 March 2021

One weekly Covid-19 self-test mandatory for specific commercial sectors as of early April; goal to restart Greek economy

A Covid-19 self-test initiative will commence in lockdown-battered Greece early next April, the government announced on Friday, with the goal being a mass detection of non-symptomatic carriers of the virus…

Arrest made in unprecendented theft of 4 safety deposit boxes in Athens bank

Greek police arrested a 58-year-old Athens man this week and charged him in the unprecedented break-in of four bank safety deposit boxes, an incident reminiscent of a Hollywood scenario. The…

Primary deficit of 1.5 bln€ in Jan-Feb 2021 period

The balance of Greece’s state budget for the Jan-Feb 2021 period posted a deficit of 3.3 billion euros, compared with a goal of a deficit of 4.5 billion euros included…

Covid-19 outbreak: Highest figure yet in 2021 for intubated patients, at 707 on Mon.

The number of intubated patients in Greece being treated in hospital ICUs for Covid-19 again rose over the past 24-hour period, with 707 such cases reported on Friday. The figure…

Mitsotakis-Biden phone contact; US president refers to 200 years of friendship, shared values

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke by phone on Thursday evening with US President Joe Biden, with the latter referring to two centuries of close Greece-US bonds, on the occasion…

Wednesday, 24 March 2021

Prince Charles in Athens: Greece’s triumph not credited to a single heroic figure but to extraordinary courage, vigor of its people

A part of the essence of Greece is within us all, Prince Charles of Wales, the heir to the British throne, said during his address at the state dinner hosted…

Latest legislative hurdle – transfer of shares – cleared for iconic Helleniko privatization

A wide Parliament majority, including MPs of main opposition SYRIZA, on Tuesday evening ratified a law transferring shares from a state-owned holding company to Lamda Development, the developer and concessionaire…