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Refugee influx to Greece dropped 74 pct so far in 2020, says Frontex

Refugee and migration flows to Greece dropped 74 pct in the first ten months of 2020, compared to flows registered in the same period in 2019, says a…

Hypocricy: Yanis Varoufakis calls for the boycott of Amazon on Black Friday! (vid)

The secretary of MERA25 (Diem25), Giannis Varoufakis, calls for a one-day boycott of…

GNTO chief Gerekou: Our aim is sustainable tourism growth

Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou, in an address late…

SYRIZA leader Tsipras voices concern over reopening of schools for all grades

Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras is concerned about the reopening of all school grades by…
Oktoberfest cancelled in Germany

From music festivals to major sporting events, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has prompted…
Encyclical of Archbishop Elpidophoros for Great and Holy Pascha 2020

GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA8-10 East 79th St. New York, NY 10075-0106 * Tel:…

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greeceandeconomy

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Greeks pay over half a million euros in Covid-19 fines in a day
Three businesses were shut down
Covid-19 Greece – 1,193 new cases on Sunday
There were 98 fatalities
Impressive joint Geek-Egyptian navy exercise sends message (video-photos)
The PASSEX (Passing Exercise) was carried out under the auspices of the two Armed Forces
Negotiations for the release of 3 abducted Greek sailors continue
The Greek-owned tanker was attacked by pirates last week
Covid-19 Greece – 2,013 new cases on Saturday
There were 121 fatalities

Greece is hemorrhaging its most talented workers
null As capital flees from Greece at a record pace, it's worth remembering that the best minds have... to greener pastures. Greece is hemorrhaging its...
EU urges Greece to 'stop wasting time' on reform [Update]
null The head of eurozone finance ministers urged Greece on Monday to "stop wasting time... its international creditors. Ministers spent barely 30 min...
‘Greece can meet its needs on its own’
null Greece will be able to meet its obligations without any new assistance from the International..., Hardouvelis argued that Greece will not need a ...
Greece heads to World Cup after morale boosting Bolivia win
null Panayiotis Kone ended Greece's nearly four-game goalless streak in the first half... for the World Cup. Kone's goal in the 21st minute was Greece...
Progress in eurozone talks on Greece, no deal yet
null Greece revealed on Wednesday that it will overshoot its deficit and debt targets again next... in reducing Greece's debt burden. ?There is a hars...

Reviving investment is key for growth
null The rebalancing of the Greek economy has relied on recessionary policies bearing fruit... argued that the economy should rely on exports of goods...
Contraction in 2013 revised to 3.85 pct
economy will rebound 0.7 percent this year. Provisional GDP data for 2013 showed the contraction... for the economy this year is a return to growth af...
Investment collapse bodes ill
economy from a consumption-based to an export-oriented, investment-driven model. This cannot be done... of the collapse of investment spending on capi...
It will get much worse before it gets better
run. Nevertheless, the impact of overhauling the banking sector on the economy will be severe... economy. Unless another sector fills the gap or/and d...
BoG: Economy may rebound sooner
of the country’s economy during a presentation on Wednesday of the central bank’s report on monetary... be particularly negative for the e...

usandworld

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Terrible accident in Bahrain Grand Prix as car bursts into flames (video)
Romain Grosjean suffered a dramatic crash
China blames Greece, among other countries for origins of Covid-19
The researchers are trying to pin the blame outside their borders
All Blacks rugby team pays tribute to late Diego Maradona (video)
Touching moment ahead of the match with Argentina
Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden ordained the Deacon of the Metropolitan Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in Oslo (video)
The Deacon thanked the Metropolitan of Sweden for the trust he placed in him
Special needs teacher charged with over 400 counts of child pornography
The incident occurred in Florida

Fake news shot down on social media
fools and/or evil people in this world, which explains the mass production of fake news. However, we...Although fake news has been around since before...
Greece among the world’s sporting elite
null Sunday was a sour day for Greek fans, given the elimination from the World Basketball Cup... around the world shows that, despite its domestic cr...
Documentary festival rolling in Thessaloniki
a handful of boys and girls from various parts of the world as they train for the Youth America Grand Prix in New York City, a competition that could ...
G8 leaders back Greece
null World leaders convening in the US presidential retreat in Maryland for the G8 summit of the world?s leading industrialized nations expressed conv...
ERT to air BBC World News, Deutsche Welle
null Greek state broadcaster ERT will begin transmitting BBC World News and Deutsche Welle on its digital frequencies from Monday. The two foreign cha...

sportsandhealth

ECB cools speculation over bank health checks ahead of results
stress tests after a media report said at least 11 banks had failed the landmark financial health... - was set to pass the health checks. HSH was seen...
EOPYY to hold back 40 million from clinics
, it was revealed Tuesday. Health Ministry officials presented the results of inspections by state... amount charged to EOPYY was some 286 million eur...
EU denies reports of troika ultimatum to Greece [UPDATE]
and custom collection or health care services.” “All agreed that Greece has to deliver before.... Emerging from a meeting with foreign ins...
Finance minister wanted
Bank President Vassilis Rapanos turned down the position on Monday for health and political reasons... to being hospitalized indicated that my health ...
Seamen dig heels in after talks with government
fund into the new national health body, the National Organization for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY). PNO representatives were expected to m...

Sports bill threatens Greece's presence in Rio 2016
if the government insists on the cancellation of the Greek Cup, Greek sports is risking exclusion from the Rio Olympic Games in August and from most o...
Fokianos Sports Center in central Athens gets second wind
null “I had gone for a run in the National Garden and I ended up at the old Fokianos Sports Center... Sports Center, bringing a collection of ap...
Capralos warns of tough days ahead for sports
null Difficult days lie ahead for Greek sports due to the ongoing economic crisis in the country... or even more difficult for sports here,» Cap...
57 detained, 20 arrested after police, fan violence
with a league policy not to allow visiting fans due to fears of violence. Sports general secretary
Team sports in school and character-building
null With regards to your commentary dated November 5 and titled «Time for team sports in school.... Participating in school team sports is a wo...

artsandtravel

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Germany adds Western Greece to Covid-19 high risk list
The RKI body removed the Peloponnese from the red list
Slovakia adds Greece to Covid-19 high-risk countries
Following the spike in the number of cases
Ipsos: Greece ranks 5th in top tourism brands globally
Marketing Greece will also present a communication campaign for outdoor activities in Greece
Passengers will need vaccine proof for international flights, warns Qantas boss
The CEO of the Australian carrier, said when vaccines become readily available, proof of a jab would be a "necessity" if passengers want to travel abr...
The Greek island with the 235 Churches you must visit (drone video)
Incredible beauty

Protothema.gr news in english

News of the Fall of Troy reached Mycenaeans in Greece in a day! This is how (drone video)
The amazing 76 'fire' towers of Sifnos
British archaeologist claims there is strong evidence he found the house of Jesus
He says it is under the ruins of a monastery in Nazareth
Wild Men of the Ancient World: Legends across the Globe tell of a Humanoid Beast – Are they real?
Are myths only fiction or could they be a distorted form of history?
The world’s top cocktail is…
35% of bars in various parts of the world says their customers choose it
Are Ghosts haunting the British Museum?
Karma...

The fascinating journey of a cultural treasure
death and celebrating the Byzantine Museum’s centennial. The Museum of Byzantine & Christian Art – its... in more recent times so that...
One in two households is supported by pensions
, 90.5 percent on take-away food and 88.8 percent on travel expenditure. The expense categories
An art collector with infallible instinct
null “It was midnight on October 5, 1998, when the truck containing the famed art collection... by Miltiades Papanikolaou, then director of Thes...
Venus in the dock
-based author has visited Greece almost every year and written more than 70 travel guides on all parts... and three have been published in Greek. His ...
Archaeological museum opens its doors at Pella
null A new archaeological museum at the ancient Macedonian site of Pella was officially opened on September 10, 2010, by Culture and Tourism Minister ...

Malliotakis Declares Victory

Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, the Republican and Conservative Party candidate in the hotly contested race for New York's 11th Congressional District (Brooklyn-Staten Island), declared victory Tuesday night as supporters gathered under...