Greece and the economic crisis 2020

NEWS ARCHIVE - July 29

July 29, 2020

List showing mandatory spaces for masks

Detailed account of the requirement at Iefimerida [Greek]

Germany sending ship to Mediterranean for Libya arms blockade

Story at Parapolitika [Greek]

Mitsotakis announces retroactive pension payments

Story art Liberal [Greek]

Greece movie production deals get better

Government has created more lucrative conditions for film production - story at Deadline [English]

Google data shows Greece highly ranked as a holiday destination

Story at Daily Hellas [English]

Children cases in Greece rises

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Tourism business stats show dramatic decrease in wages

Details at KTG [English]

Theodorakis turning 95 very soon

Story at Greek Reporter [English]

US Ambassador in Turkey goes to Hagia Sophia

Story at eKathimerini [English]

Turkey moving to regulate social media

Story at Protothema [English]

Santorini lockdown has good side

Article praises the chance for islanders to think about how many visitors the island can actually handle during tourist season. The description of the 2019 season says it was lucrative but the streets were jammed and there were unpleasant queues for so many places. Story at UK Telegraph [English]

Greek vacations limited this year

Story at KTG [Greek]

The East Med and Turkey

Article discusses Turkey's moves in a number of areas and says that Erdogan is experiencing success. Also makes a clear statement: "Antipathy does not constitute a policy."

...During a period when the Alliance is taking steps to bolster its presence in the so-called “South,” its contradictory role in Libya in 2011, along with Greek-Turkish tensions and Turkish-French spats, cannot be sidelined. Not long ago, for example, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized France for failing to be impartial. French President Emmanuel Macron then posted a Facebook message in Greek exposing Turkish tactics in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Prognostication at Besa Center [English]