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Restaurants, Cafes, Bars Closed in Greece Tuesday Due to Strike

Many restaurants, cafes, and bars will be closed across Greece on Tuesday as workers in the service industry will be on strike. The Panhellenic Federation of Restaurant & Related Professions (POESE), a trade union that represents workers in the service...

Greek PM Announces Closing of Restaurants, Bars, Theaters, Cafes, Gyms for One Month

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Saturday noon the new, stricter measures for curbing the spread of Covid-19, including the closing of restaurants, bars, theaters and movie theaters, coffee shops, and gyms by Tuesday and through November. The measures...

Athens Squares Buzz Past Midnight After Crackdown on Bars, Cafes

By Sean Mathews In the Athenian neighborhood of Pangrati it is five minutes to midnight -- the official closing time of bars and restaurants per the Greek government’s Covid measures. But while the tavernas and bistros are busy folding chairs...

Restaurants, Cafes in Greece May be Forced to Close Earlier Due to Virus Fears

As a result of an increasing number of coronavirus infections detected around the country, Greece's Deputy Development Minister Nikos Papathanasis warned on Monday that restaurants and cafes may be instructed to curtail their hours to help prevent the virus'...

Revenues Fall 60% for Cafes, 80% for Restaurants During First Week Of Greece's Reopening

Since reopening on May 25, following the nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus, restaurants and bars in Greece have reported enormous drops in revenue during their first week in business. The intake of restaurants has dropped 80 percent,...

Greece Takes a Step Closer to Normalcy as Cafes, Restaurants Reopen

After more than two months of coronavirus lockdown, cafes and restaurants in the Greek capital opened on Monday, giving a sense of a return to normalcy. Restaurants have been permitted to welcome customers in their outdoor dining spaces as part...

Greek Cafes, Restaurants Reopen After Lockdown

Greece's cafes and restaurants are reopening for business on Monday after a long hiatus, as they closed just over two months ago due to the coronavirus curfews, home quarantines and the strict preventive measures imposed by health authorities against...

Restaurants, Cafes in Greece Open May 25

The Greek government on Saturday decided to have restaurants and cafes open for business on May 25, following the approval of the Health Ministry's Infectious Diseases Committee. The opening of the particular businesses comes one week earlier than the originally...

Greece to Open Restaurants, Cafes on June 1 as Coronavirus Cases Dwindle

Greece is looking to open up restaurants and cafes on June 1 as the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths in the country has been reduced significantly. On Tuesday, health authorities announced only ten new cases of Covid-19 in...

Greece Shuts Down Cafes, Restaurants as Coronavirus Cases Jump to 190

Greek health authorities announced on Friday that the number of confirmed diagnosed covid-19 coronavirus cases in the nation has jumped to 190. Five of those hospitalized are in serious condition, while a total of 2,700 medical tests have been conducted...

Two New Greek Cafés Counted Among The World's Best

According to a list published by the famous Venue Report travel magazine, two new Greek cafés have made it to the list of ''2018's Hottest New Café Openings Across the Globe''. The list featured eighty-five spots around the world, with third...

Factories Close Down While More Cafes and Restaurants Pop up in Greece

The Greek economy cannot generate added value products and services and is almost exclusively dependent on domestic consumption, a new study shows. The study on Greek entrepreneurship that was conducted by Endeavor Greece shows that the Greek economy is still...

Historic Cafés in Athens Completely Gone

Almost all historic cafés in Athens are now sadly gone. These places were more than just mere cafés; they were meeting places for artists, politicians and authors for several years. The majority of these buildings are now demolished. The...