Greece and the economic crisis 2020

NEWS ARCHIVE - July 4 and 5

July 5, 2020

Mitsotakis rejects EU strictness on pandemic aid

Story at Reuters [English]

European Central Bank Christine Lagarde: Major changes in world economy

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

6,000 tests are being performed at tourist entry points

Story at Skai [Greek]

Concern of number of cases coming into Greece

Story at Tanea [Greek]

July 4, 2020

President Sakellaropoulou sends warm good wishes to USA for July fourth independence day

Story at Athens News Agency [Greek]

Ambitious Elliniko development plan includes 2,000 acre park

Story at Skai [Greek]

International complaints about Hagia Sophia converting to a mosque "are an assault on Turkey's sovereignty"

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fires back at the many accusations from across Europe and the US, using the familiar language of "sovereign rights," which is a phrase directly used by Greece and Cyprus repeatedly over the last year as Turkey has violated air space and the waters around the Aegean and East Mediterranean. Erdogan's statements coincide with the convening of Turkey's Council of State which is considering the legality of changing the status of the Hagia Sophia to once again be a mosque. Story at KTG [English] and at IB Times [English]