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The EU summit on 23 April should demonstrate that not only has Europe learned from the mistakes of the past but also that the Union knows how to act swiftly.

Some have attributed Turkey’s moves to Erdogan's need to divert attention from Turkey's economic crisis and setbacks in Syria and Libya, but they are in line with Ankara’s long-term strategy.

The government’s economic team and the PM must broaden their circle of interlocutors and marshal forces which are not necessarily political but have experience in effectively dealing with complex situations in times of crisis.

That protection commenced during the administration of former PM George Papandreou with a law drafted by then economy minister Louka Katseli (still known as the 'Katseli law') which provided protection for over-indebted households and came into effect in August, 2010.

In a country with a population of only 11 million the state-ordered lockdown closed 206,000 businesses which employ a total of over one million people.

It is truly unfortunate for the US and the world that at a time of unprecedented crisis such an abysmal president is leading the global superpower.

Ta Nea joins its voice with the the state, the scientific community, and enlightened Metropolitan bishops of the Orthodox Church of Greece for the citizenry to abide by public health guidelines.

To escape his responsibility for the poor management of the COVID-19 pandemic US President Donald Trump has decided to blame the WHO, a crucial international organisation.

'Amidst a global economic torrent the country continues to have access to the markets with a reasonable interest rate. That proves that the markets trust the government and the Greek economy,' the PM said in a tweet.

Even if the worst-case projections of the IMF are belied there is no doubt that this will be a year of deep recession and Greece will be confronted with an army of unemployed.

Despite Greece’s ten-year economic crisis there were no changes in the qualitative characteristics of the economy and thus it is extremely vulnerable to external factors.

Infectious Diseases Professor Sotiris Tsiodras urged citizens to obey a strict ban on travel from cities to provinces as such travel will expose unaffected populations to the virus.

It is pitiful that among these few who behave irresponsibly by not abiding by the coronavirus lockdown are representatives of local government as well as lower and high-level clerics.

These days due to their particular traditional characteristics – such as packed churches and large Easter gatherings of families and friends will be decisive in determining future coronavirus developments.

' Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 from patients that recovered would help identify the best donors for convalescent plasma which can be used to support patients with severe Covid-19. '

Mitsotakis said that from the very start the government took measures to support incomes and allocated over 14 billion euros to support workers and businesses, and is also accessing another 10 billion euros in liquidity and European funding.

Donald Trump downplayed the pandemic and now is watching his fellow citizens who fell victim to coronavirus being buried in mass graves.

Over the last years the club of populist, anti-systemic leaders became notorious for disputing and ignoring scientific knowledge and facts.

The eurozone partners had a duty to avoid subjecting the economy to additional trials and they fulfilled it with a compromise.

After all, at Easter we celebrate the victory of life over death and today we are struggling against a virus which, alas, for some of our fellow human beings is deadly.