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Greece
Greek Authorities Concerned over Crowding in Squares at Night
Greek health authorities are concerned over the crowding in squares in Athens and Thessaloniki now that bars and clubs are shutting down at midnight with people flocking there.
Even though the new measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 call...
Greece
Greek Authorities Warn Another Lockdown May be Inevitable
Dr. Nikos Sypsas,a medical professor at the University of Athens, told interviewers on Greece's television channel ANT1 on Tuesday that new lockdowns, much like the 10-week long regime that was imposed on the country in the Spring, may once...
Greece
Greek Authorities Impose New Restrictions on Mykonos, Halkidiki
On Wednesday, the Greek General Secretariat for Civil Protection announced in a statement that from this Friday, they have banned all religious processions, open-air markets and even parties on the cosmopolitan island of Mykonos and the region of Halkidiki...
Greece
Mykonos Bar Closed by Greek Authorities After Seven Employees Infected by Coronavirus
Greek authorities have closed down a popular bar and restaurant after detecting a total of seven active cases of the coronavirus in employees of the establishment, according to a recent report from the Greek broadcaster Skai.
The seaside bar and...
Greece
Greek Authorities Call for Calm as Italy Records Seventh Coronavirus Death
Greek authorities have asked the public to remain calm and not panic as neighboring Italy struggles to cope with the unexpected and dramatic rise of coronavirus cases over the last two to three days.
Speaking with reporters on Monday, Greek...
Greece
Are Greek Authorities Starting to Push Back Migrants?
A series of videos published earlier in the week by German magazine Der Spiegel allegedly show masked figures working for the Greek authorities secretly deporting migrants back to Turkey through the Evros River.
The Greek government has repeatedly denied carrying...
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Greek Authorities Rescue Crew of Liberia-Flagged Vessel Adrift off Sagri, Lesvos
Greece's Coast Guard have saved all the crewmembers of a Liberia-flagged vessel that was floating completely adrift between the islands of Lesvos and Skyros in the Aegean Sea.
The ship was spotted off the coast of Sagri on the island...
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Greek Authorities Present New Contingency Plans for Natural Disasters
The director of Greece's General Secretariat for Civil Protection, Phoebos Theodorou, presented two new comprehensive government plans for addressing floods and wildfires in the country on Monday.
The new contingency plans have the code names ''Dardanus'' and ''Iolaus.''
The presentation of the...
Greece
Greek Authorities To Determine Cause of Deadly Helicopter Crash in Poros
The Greek Air Accidents Investigation Committee began an investigation on Wednesday to determine the reasons behind the helicopter crash which took place on Tuesday off the coast of the picturesque island of Poros in the northeastern Peloponnese.
Despite it being far...
Archaeology
Greek Authorities Revoke License for Tall Building Near Acropolis
The Greek Ministry of Culture revoked the license for the construction of a new, multi-level building which had been planned for Athens' Koukaki neighborhood on Monday. The tall building would have been in the shade of the holy rock...
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Greek Authorities Set Height Limit For Buildings Near Acropolis
Greece's Ministry of Environment and Energy issued a statement on Monday morning in which it announced the implementation of a height limit of 17.5 meters (57.4 feet) for buildings constructed around the holy rock of the Acropolis.
The new announcement...
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Greek Authorities on Alert as Flu Claims 56 Lives
Greek health authorities have become increasingly concerned over the past several weeks as fifty-six people have died of flu complications so far this year, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) said on Thursday.
The particular flu virus strain H1N1, which...
Crime
Greek Authorities Brace for Riots on Anniversary of Teen's Murder by Police
Greek Police are bracing for expected riots on Thursday, the tenth anniversary of the killing of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a police officer. The young man was killed during a demonstration in Exarchia, in central Athens.
Five thousand police officers,...
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Greek Authorities: 91 dead, 25 Missing after Fires in Greece
Greece's Fire Department issued an official statement on Sunday evening saying that at the moment the number of dead from the deadly fires reached 91 and there are 25 missing.
This is the first official tally of missing persons issued,...
Greece
Greek Authorities have No Data on Missing Persons 6 Days after Killer Blazes
It has been six days after the deadly East Attica blazes that killed 88 people and injured hundreds, but Greek authorities have not presented any data on the number of missing persons.
At Thursday's press conference, Deputy Citizen Protection Minister...