Greece and the economic crisis 2020

NEWS ARCHIVE - August 21

August 21, 2020

Dendias and German Minister of Foreign Affairs Haiko Maas to meet

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

UK adds new travel restrictions, Greece still on "go" list

Details at UK Time Out [English]

Emergency shutdowns in three areas

Details at EFSYN [Greek]

Mitsotakis goes to Lesvos camp

Story at eKathimerini [English]

Monastery of Chora in Turkey converted to mosque

Story at Skai [Greek] and at eKathimerini [English]

Pandemic case count at 8,138

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Doubts about Turkey's Black Sea hydrocarbon discovery sends currency downward

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

The deficit rise

Story at Naftemporiki [English]

School rules on mandatory masks

Story at Iefimerida [English]

"...this incredibly noisy and always-busy megalopolis"

Article about Athens at Dispatches Europe [English] - More on Moving to and living in Greece

Mitsotakis and Australian PM Morrison talking

Story at Protothema [English]

Testing being done at ports

Story at IANSLIVE [English]

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