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Europe
Spain Overtakes China in Number of Coronavirus Deaths
Spain has now recorded 3,434 deaths from the COVID-19 coronavirus, the country's Health Ministry announced Wednesday – making it the country with the second highest death toll in the world, after Italy.
That number represents an increase of over 27...
Europe
Apocalypse Now: Heart-Breaking Scenes at Spanish Hospital
Footage from a hospital in Spain shows the desperate situation in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic. Patients are seen lying on the floor waiting for first aid as the national health system is unable to cope with the...
Greece
Greece to Repatriate Greek Students Stuck in Italy and Spain
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in continual negotiations with authorities in Italy and Spain so that Greek nationals, who are primarily students, who wish to return to Greece will be able to do so.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos...
Culture
First Byzantine Monastery Discovered in Spain
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By Ola Goroveci
Archaeological experts from the University of Alicante in Spain have recently identified the first Byzantine monastery ever found on the Iberian peninsula.
They first came across several round metal objects at the archaeological site, which is located in...
Greece
Greece's Tsitsipas Succumbs to Nadal, Finishes Second in Mubadala Tennis Championship
Greece's tennis champion Stefanos Tsitsipas came second in this year's Mubadala World Tennis Championship, after losing to Spain's Rafael Nadal 2-1 after three sets.
The two tennis champions met in Abu Dabi, in the United Arab Emirates, playing for three...
Greece
PM Mitsotakis Condemns Turkey's Recent Behavior at EU Meeting in Madrid
Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave a speech to the other European Union heads of state on Monday describing the details of Turkey's recent behavior in the Eastern Mediterranean.
His remarks were made in a meeting of EU leaders in Madrid...
Europe
Concordia Europe Summit to Return to Madrid in 2020
The Concordia organization will return to Madrid, Spain on March 23-24, 2020 for the 2020 Concordia Europe - AmChamSpain Summit. The nonprofit organization bills itself as a "non-partisan organization that facilitates meaningful partnerships for positive social impact."
The group's co-founder and...
Canada
Data Reveals Greek Olive Oil Losing Market Share in Canada
Greek olive oil has been gradually, but steadily, losing its market share in Canada, a report published by the Bureau of Economic and Commercial Affairs of the Greek Consulate of Toronto revealed recently.
Between 2013 and 2016, Greek olive oil came...
Crime
EU Refers Greece and Spain to Court for Failure to Enact Data Protection Laws
The European Commission decided on Thursday to refer Greece and Spain to the European Court of Justice, since the two countries have so far not incorporated the well-known "GDPR Data Protection Directive" into their national laws.
In fact, the...
Greece
Spanish PM Sanchez to Represent Greece in European Council as Tsipras Leaves
The Spanish Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will represent Greece and its Premier Alexis Tsipras at the European Council meeting on Tuesday, as the Greek Prime Minister has to return to Greece for his pre-election obligations ahead of the...