Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theocharis is scheduled to meet with state officials and representatives of travel agencies during a visit to Moscow on Wednesday, ANA reports. His visit is part of a series to countries of high interest to Greek tourism, prior to the sector's opening for 2021. On Wednesday (April 14) afternoon, he will attend a photography exhibition at ITAR-TASS news agency that … [Read more...]

An international literary competition on "200 years of Freedom and Hellenism" is being organized by the Greek Cultural Organisation "Nostos", based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, under the auspices of the General Secretariat of Hellenes Abroad and Public Diplomacy of the foreign ministry, ANA reports. The competition, organized in collaboration with the Writers' Association of Argentina (SADE), is … [Read more...]

Eschewing traditional favorites such as ouzo, raki, and tsipouro - while still hitting them in quantity - Greeks have also spiked sales of rum, wine, whiskey, and beer as the COVID-19 pandemic has lingered. Those liquors saw the biggest rise in sales in supermarkets in the first quarter of 2021, driven also by bars being closed more than five months in the current pseudo-lockdown that has eased … [Read more...]

Worries about potential blood clots, even if rare or remote, have led Cyprus to mull putting restrictions on the use of the United Kingdom’s AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine which could put a crimp in the program to slow the pandemic. European health authorities are investigating reports of rare blood clots linked to the shot, including fatalities, after earlier declaring it was safe, the uncertainty … [Read more...]

 Contemporary Greek ceramic designers and others collaborate with the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens, inspired by its collections to create charming Easter gifts for the Cycladic Shop. Toys, jewelry, and objects decorated with symbols and themes from ancient Greek vases, designed exclusively for the Cycladic Shop are available now. Ceramic eggs, plates, and vases, decorative utensils, … [Read more...]

Greece recorded 4,033 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 15 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported on Tuesday. There are also 93 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 9,054. Of these, 95.6 pct had an underlying condition and/or were 70 years old. RELATED … [Read more...]

Free self-test kits for COVID-19 distributed to Greek students, teachers, and high school staff will now be made available to workers, with some 900,000 kits being sent to pharmacies. “I feel that we are very close to freedom… Vaccinations and self-tests are our biggest weapons,” Minister of State Giorgos Gerapetritis told Open TV about the distribution plan and hopes that the pandemic will start … [Read more...]

Greeks shut out of coveted Easter celebrations and family gatherings in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic was raging this year may be allowed to travel for gatherings between regions by using self-test kits. That would require people to report positive results to a government platform, the New Democracy government having already eased a pseudo-locked that’s technically still on five months after being … [Read more...]

After months of delays that could come too late to help boost hopes for a better summer, the European Union is still deliberating going ahead with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ idea of so-called “Green Passports” showing travelers have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or disease-free. Without indicating why the EU is still stalling as the summer approaches, the Austria Press Agency … [Read more...]

Water supply on the island of Salamina, near Attica, is expected to trickle under low pressure and might need to be cut off entirely for repairs on Thursday evening through Friday morning, Athens Water Supply & Sewerage Company (EYDAP) said on Tuesday, according to ANA. Repair works will be carried out on the main pipeline, but this will only affect areas lying at 80 meters above sea level and … [Read more...]