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COVID-19 Measures for Greek Prisons, Virus Spreads in Police Force

Korydallos prison in Athens. (Photo by Eurokinissi/ Yorgos KOntarinis)

ATHENS – After workers in Greek prisons said staff and inmates in nearly half had seen COVID-19 infections, measures were… Continue reading COVID-19 Measures for Greek Prisons, Virus Spreads in Police Force

Grant Thornton Chairman: Greek Economy to Face Five Challenges After the Pandemic

A woman wearing a face mask to curl the coronavirus walks outside shuttered shops in Monastiraki district, central Athens, on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

LONDON — The Greek economy will contract by around 8.0 pct this year and will return to positive growth rates… Continue reading Grant Thornton Chairman: Greek Economy to Face Five Challenges After the Pandemic

Tsipras Harshly Criticises Mitsotakis Handling of Pandemic

Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras during his speech in parliament on Thursday. (Photo by Eurokinssi/ Yiorgos Kontarinis)

ATHENS — Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras strongly criticised Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his speech in parliament… Continue reading Tsipras Harshly Criticises Mitsotakis Handling of Pandemic

Turkey’s Defense Minister Reaffirms Russian S-400 Plans

Turkey Missile Defense Military vehicles and equipment, parts of the S-400 air defense systems, are unloaded from a Russian transport aircraft, at Murted military airport in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, July 12, 2019.

ISTANBUL — Turkey's defense minister has reaffirmed the country's plans to use a Russian-made missile defense system it purchased despite continued… Continue reading Turkey’s Defense Minister Reaffirms Russian S-400 Plans

Gerapetritis: Next 10 Days Will Be Very Crucial, No Room for Complacency

State Minister George Gerapetritis. (Photo by Eurokinissi/ Yiorgos Kontarinis)

ATHENS — The next 10 days will be very crucial and there should be no complacency, State Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis… Continue reading Gerapetritis: Next 10 Days Will Be Very Crucial, No Room for Complacency

Greece’s COVID-19 Lockdown: Curfew, Hospitals Squeezed, Thessaloniki Besieged

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurse Anna Kaloudi wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, holds a placard that reads "We seek mass hirings of health workers" during a protest at Evangelismos hospital in Athens, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

ATHENS — With estimates a third of the population of Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city, could be infected, health officials are… Continue reading Greece’s COVID-19 Lockdown: Curfew, Hospitals Squeezed, Thessaloniki Besieged

Mitsotakis Blames Young Nightclubbers for Greece’s COVID-19 Spread

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday in Parliament. (Photo by Eurokinissi/ Yiorgos Kontarinis)

ATHENS – A second wave of COVID-19 spun out of control in Greece, bringing a second lockdown, mostly because the… Continue reading Mitsotakis Blames Young Nightclubbers for Greece’s COVID-19 Spread

Parliament President Tasoulas Meets with Visiting Egyptian President al-Sisi

Parliament president Constantinos Tasoulas. (Photo by Eurokinissi/Yorgos Kontarinis)

ATHENS — "Greece and Egypt recollect the UN Charter, respect the principles of good faith and good neighbour relations and… Continue reading Parliament President Tasoulas Meets with Visiting Egyptian President al-Sisi

Greek Supermarkets to Close at 20:30 As of Monday

Greece Virus Outbreak

ATHENS — Supermarkets will close at 20:30 from next Monday while on Sunday, November 15, they will not open, Alternate… Continue reading Greek Supermarkets to Close at 20:30 As of Monday

Greek Defence Minister Panagiotopoulos in Cyprus

FILE- Greece's national Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

ATHENS — Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos is going to Cyprus on Thursday to participate in the 3rd trilateral meeting of… Continue reading Greek Defence Minister Panagiotopoulos in Cyprus

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