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The tourism minister spoke straight after a nationally televised address by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in which he announced a 24bn euro pandemic recovery fund and the government’s plans to re-open the country to international flights.

The PM boasted that the  Greek people through perseverance in weathering the crisis and religiously following public health guidelines in the lockdown turned Greece into a model country.

Even if one were to accept that in the past Mr. Melissanidis gave the impression that governments are in one way or another vulnerable to various demands, there is no reason for that status quo to continue.

How can such things be going on for a quarter-century? That is a question for the Greek judiciary and for the state, which has failed to create a real “protective framework” for football.

Certain government members in an effort to personally capitalise on the public health success are creating a climate of unjustified complacency.

The Syrian government ordered the seizure of assets belonging to President Bashar al-Assad’s cousin Rami Makhlouf, one of Syria’s richest men, as well as his wife and children, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters. The document, stamped May 19 and signed by the Syrian finance minister, said the “precautionary seizure” aimed to guarantee […]

"Coronavirus killed our grandmother of course and we're grieving," Kornilova said. "If it wasn't for coronavirus, with chemotherapy she would have held out for some time."

Many of these medicines are in shortage and have previously been imported from other countries, the private company said in a statement.

A total of 112,042 diagnostic tests for coronavirus have so far been carried out nationwide.

The European Commission’s proposals for the tourism industry, from which an estimated 25 percent of Greece’s GDP derives, indicate that the sector has not been condemned to wither.

' It is sad to hear cases, such as the suicide of ER doctor from NYC Dr. Lorna Breen, which shows how much psychological toll healthcare professionals go during this time.'

The European Commission essentially set the foundations of a restart of the tourism sector which is of crucial importance for the salvation of the Greek economy.

Certain political forces must understand at long last the role of the Central Bank, the degree of independence from political power that it enjoys, and to whom it must offer an accounting.

In the pre-coronavirus period he unsuccessfully tried to open many fronts at once but did not achieve the victories that as self-styled sultan he very much desired.

The resumption of flights, inter-country agreements to open borders, the support of employment, and the use of liquidity tools will shape the tourism season, said Yiannis Retsos, the president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE).

The public health crisis that developed and remains a threat demonstrated the value of the necessary technological transformation and the capabilities that it can offer.

Historical and economic causes and short-sighted outlooks deprived her of invaluable public spaces which other capitals give their residents generously.

'Physical presence is necessary at the great majority of jobs, let's be honest, and this means introducing new protocols under new circumstances, adapted to specific workplaces,' the PM said.

The Foreign Affairs ministers of Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, France and the United Arab Emirates called on Turkey to “fully respect the sovereignty and sovereign rights of all states in their marine zones in the East Mediterranean,” during a teleconference on Monday. At the meeting to discuss the latest developments in the East Mediterranean, the five […]

Every percentage point in GDP is hugely valuable in the fight to fend off a devastating blow to the labour market and to the economy more generally.