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EU Health Commissioner Decries AstraZeneca Vaccine Lag
EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides on Wednesday decried Astra Zeneca's recent announcement that it would be providing far less of the coronavirus vaccine to the bloc, saying "The 27 nations of the EU are united that AstraZeneca needs to...
Environment
Patriarch Bartholomew Lauds Biden’s Travel Ban and Climate Actions
Patriarch Bartholomew, the head of all the Greek Orthodox faithful in the world, praised US President Joe Biden in an announcement released by the Ecumenical Patriarchate on Tuesday.
Lauding the new President for his actions regarding the lifting of a...
Culture
Alexis Georgoulis: Greek Star Turned MEP Fights for Culture and Arts in Europe
Alexis Georgoulis, the popular Greek actor turned politician, is at the forefront of efforts as a member of the European Parliament to promote common EU approaches to culture and heritage.
The former star in the television series “The Durrells,” who...
Archaeology
Greek Archaeologist Uncovers Looted Greek Vase in Dutch Museum
A looted Greek vase was discovered recently amongst the renowned Allard Pierson Museum's collection of antiquities.
Greek forensic archaeologist Christos Tsirogiannis, who works at the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies in Denmark, uncovered the vase's shady provenance as part of...
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EC Proposes New Restrictions on Travel from Outside EU
The European Commission (EC) proposed new restrictions on travel to help stop the further spread of the coronavirus and its variants as not only the overall case numbers but the number of variants continue to rise across the continent.
As...
Greek News
Pfizer Vaccine Shipments to Europe to Drop by 50%
Pfizer will reduce its vaccine shipments to Europe by up to 50%, according to new information reported by Reuters on Thursday evening.
The troubling situation is due to unexpected cuts in supplies of the vaccine from the US pharmaceuticals industry,...
Archaeology
United States and Turkey Sign Cultural Property Agreement
The United States and Turkey signed a "Cultural Property Agreement" on Tuesday which ostensibly calls for the protection of cultural property in Turkey but has set off alarm bells in the academic community, with many fearing that it paves...
Greek News
Coronavirus Vaccine Certificate Under Scrutiny At EU Commission
A coronavirus vaccine certificate, dubbed "Vaxproof," is in the works at the headquarters of the European Commission in hopes that international travel might be restored more easily.
A report today from Reuters states that European Union officials have admitted that...
Greek News
Pfizer Temporarily Limits Vaccine Shipments to Europe
Pfizer is set to temporarily limit shipments of its coronavirus vaccine to Europe in order to ramp up future production, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) announced on Friday morning.
Norway, the first European country that Pfizer warned about...
Diaspora
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Encourages Faithful to be Vaccinated
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the leader of all Greek Orthodox Christians worldwide, had stern words on Tuesday for those who are skeptical of the coronavirus vaccine, encouraging the faithful to be inoculated when their time comes.
In a statement he issued,...