Greece and the economic crisis 2020

NEWS ARCHIVE - May 4

May 4, 2020

Greece moving quickly to "save summer"

Story at BBC News [English]

How Europe is reopening

Story at Forbes [English]

Controversy between Rhodes and Cyclades, Dodecanese islands over waste management

Story at Cyclades 24 [Greek]

Greeks going back to florists, hairdressers, booksellers and opticians

Story at trust.org [English]

Requirement of texting to 13033 or written permission to leave the home no longer required

Story at EFSYN [Greek]

Pandemic case count at 2,626

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Plexiglass screens introduced for Santorini beaches

Story at Cyclades 24 [Greek]

Ministry of Finance sees 7.9% contraction possible

Story at EFSYN [Greek] and Reuters [English]

42 days of national quarantine begins to end

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Minister of National Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos speaks on reaction to the Turkish jet harassment

Story at Greek City Times [English]

Turkish planes performed large number of air space violations

Story at Protothema [Greek]

Panagiotopoulos condemns the Turkish provocation

Story at Athens News Agency [Greek]

List of COVID infections by community area

Story at Tovima [Greek]

Teachers begin return to schools on May 6

Story at Cyclades 24 [Greek]

Intensive damage to olive trees from spreading bacterium

Story at MPR [English]

Eurovision "Europe Shine A Light" event onlinein May

Story at Cyclades 24 [Greek]

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