Cafeterias, restaurants and bars reopened on Monday across Greece in a festive atmosphere after a six-month shutdown due to the COVID-19 restrictions. The country’s second lockdown, which started on Nov. 7, 2020, is gradually being […]
The European Commission on Monday called on the member states of the European Union (EU) to grant entry to travellers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and those coming from countries with a good epidemiological situation. “The […]
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. Most Greeks would welcome the transition towards a green economy, but since the country is still feeling the aftermath of an acute ten-year debt crisis and […]
The eurozone economy shrunk by 0.6 percent in the first three months of this year, following a 0.7-percent contraction in the fourth quarter of 2020, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), said […]
The informal 5+1 meeting on the Cyprus issue convened by the United Nations Secretary-General concluded on Thursday without reaching common ground, but a new round of meeting is planned in the near future, according to […]
More Europeans have been vaccinated against COVID-19 than have been confirmed to be infected, Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional director for Europe, said on Thursday. “Based on numbers of confirmed cases, 5.5 […]
The European Commission on Tuesday adopted a strategy on voluntary return and reintegration in a bid to address the issue of illegal migration that has plagued the European continent for years. It sets out practical […]
The Portuguese presidency of the European Union (EU) on Tuesday urged member states to “act without delay” to save European tourism from the COVID-19 crisis by speeding up a digital health passport scheme. “The COVID-19 […]
Under the shadow of eucalyptus trees, gray-haired locals are reading lyrics of Greek poets of the 19th and 20th century inscribed on benches, while mothers pushing baby-strollers stop to recite poems “hidden” under small windows […]
The Republic of Cyprus will be represented at the upcoming conference in Geneva convened by United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres to find a way for the island’s Greek and Turkish communities to feel […]
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