Greece and the economic crisis 2020

NEWS ARCHIVE - May 29

May 29, 2020

Events at Haghia Sophia broadcast

Story at Iefimerida [Greek] and described at Liberal.gr [Greek]

Culture Minister Lina Mendoni condemns Hagia Sophia "show"

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

Is Erdogan about to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque?

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

29 Countries on list for open travel starting June 15

Story at USA Today [English]

SYRIZA discussing name change

Story at Ethnos [Greek]

Businesses that will reopen on Monday

List of business types at Iefimerida [Greek]

Ticket pricing drops on public transportation

VAT changes described at Skai [Greek]

Turkey may be planning military exercises off Kastelorizo, Rhodes, Gavdos and Crete

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

Construction freeze on Santorini to be lifted

Story at Cyclades 24 [Greek]

Changing education standards

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

School upgrades

Story at Eleftheros Typos [Greek]

Greece to provide EU Commission with list of priorities for emergency fund

Story at Protothema [English]

UN reports expectation of enormous contraction of tourism employment

Story at EFSYN [Greek]

Off the beaten track in Greece

Tourist article at UK Guardian [English]

Pandemic case count rise to 2,906

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Anniversary of the fall of Constantinople

Story at Eleftheros Typos [Greek]

Hand-painted movie poster tradition still alive in Athens, Greece... barely

Story at Vice [English]

Education program modifications described

Story at Cyclades 24 [Greek]

Polling shows ND and Mitsotakis still enjoying significant leads

Story and details at Iefimerida [Greek] and at Liberal [Greek]

Airline support program

Details and numbers at Liberal [Greek]

Erdogan announced religious service at Hagia Sophia on anniversary of fall of Constantinople

May 28: Story at Iefimerida [Greek]. A faux wall has been erected in front of the Hagia Sophia for a televised event (presumably a mock re-enactment of the knocking down of the walls around Constantinople in 1453) more about this at Eleftheros Typos [Greek]. Is the re-enactment of the destruction of the walls around ancient Constantinople a comment on the new fence being built on the Greek side at the Evros border? Story about the fence at Evros at Ethnos [Greek].