Greece and the economic crisis 2020

NEWS ARCHIVE - April 23

April 23, 2020

Viral case count now at 2,463

Story at EFSYN [Greek]

Restrictive controls extended to May 4

Story at Liberal [Greek] and at Reuters [English]

Forms to reopen businesses going online

Story at Protothema [English]

Planning for €2 trillion financing of economic recovery by European Commission

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

ELSTAT: public debt at €331,063 billion euros

Story at Tovima [Greek]

Lockdown violation numbers rise to 48K+

Story at eKathimerini [Greek]

Mandatory mask use discussed by Ministry of Health

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

Papandreou: Europe can learn from Greece

Story at EuroNews [English]

How Greece compares to Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands

Story at Skai [Greek]

Greece's vulnerable elderly population and economy

"The coronavirus outbreak in Greece should have been a disaster." Glad you were disappointed, MSN.

Story at MSN News [English]

2019 Annual Report of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission submitted to Parliament

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

Press freedom worldwide ranking places Greece in "noticeable problems category"

Story at Protothema [English]

Turkish fighters fly over Chios, Lemnos, Farmakonisi and Agathonisi

Story at Cyclades24 [Greek]

Planning for first stage of lifting restrictions

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

Greece facing economic trouble despite success against pandemic

Story at Washington Post [English]

Migrants at hostel in southern Greece test positive

Story at Yahoo News [English] and at NPR [English]

Municipal worker finds abandoned bag of €19 thousand at Monasteraki Square

Story at Cyclades24 [Greek]

Albania and Greek border to open for workers in May

Story at Reuters [English]

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