The Greeks also prove to be passionate when it comes to coffee consumption, with more than 8 out of 10, 84%, drinking it on a daily basis. Overall, even non-coffee drinkers make sure to have some at home, so 95% of consumers buy coffee.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was treated in an out-patient basis at a private Athens hospital on Tuesday afternoon for flu symptoms, although a Covid-19 test turned up negative.

The Greece of today is not the same as the Greece of the 1960s, or even as it was in 1981, when it joined the European community. Over the years, within the European environment, its image has improved at all levels.

Two facts strike cruise industry pundits at this time: the rise in demand for cruises in the Eastern Mediterranean and the large number of ships seeking to make a Greek port of departure.
On a global level, the general image of the cruise industry at the moment is undoubtedly very positive and sends optimistic messages for the future, the president of the Union of Cruise Ship Owners and Shipping Agencies, Giorgos Koumbenas, told NEA newspaper.