Greece and the economic crisis 2020

NEWS ARCHIVE - April 12

April 12, 2020

Fatality number rises to 96, viral count at 2,081

Story at EFSYN [Greek]

Total COVID virus cases in Greece at 2,114

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Illegal functions in churches in Koukaki and Corfu draw attention of Deputy Minister of Civil Protection

Story at Liberal [Greek]

Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has resigned

Story at Iefimerida [Greek] and at Yahoo News [English]

Turkey in emergency shutdown

Story at Fox News [English]

Greece has effectively countered Turkey's aims in Libya

"The creation of a European fleet with warships that will patrol off the coast of Libya and inspect boats that are suspected of carrying weapons is a blow to Turkey and its plan to keep supporting the Muslim Brotherhood..." The article also contains several good , clarifying maps showing how the Turkey/Libya plan conflicts with established international law concerning how the Mediterranean is apportioned.

Story at Greek City Times [English]

Concerns for the viral spread in the Roma settlement in Xanthi

Story at Ethnos [Greek]

Infections spread 8 times faster in camps

Story at UK Express [English]

Lack of co-operation and solidarity plagues EU

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

Greece changes ranking for viral infections for world

Details at Iefimerida [Greek]

Panhellenic candidates face uncertainty

Story at Tovima [Greek]

Italy fatality rate nears 20,000

Story at Skai [Greek]

Bulgaria to require masks

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Pandemic creates problems for shipping, some vessels will be used as floating storage

Story at Financial Times [English]

Turkish plan to move infected migrants into Greece / Europe

Story at eKathimerini [Greek] and at VOA [English]

Expat in Greece describes difficulties during pandemic

Story at independent [English]

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