Greece and the economic crisis 2021

NEWS ARCHIVE - May 2021

May 20, 2021

EU reaches agreement on "Covid Passport"

Some European countries are already testing the system of travel passes, which will be known officially as EU Digital COVID-19 Certificates. Individual countries will issue the certificates, which will serve as a digital proof of vaccination, a negative test or of recovery from the coronavirus. But some key details remain unresolved, and the deal set up a structure for the passes while leaving individual countries to sort out the challenges.

Story at Seattle Times [English]

Big jump in exports to Germany

Story at Imerisia [Greek]

Fire spreads, more areas into Attika evacuated

Story at US News [English]

Why bond investors love Greece

Story at Bloomberg [English]

Photos from the fie at Schinos, Corinth

Images at Real [Greek]

Pandemic case count at 385,444

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

Sky around Athens turned to orange by smoke and ash

Story at MSN News [Greek]

Schinos fire consumes 20,000 acres

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Erdogan announces drone base on Cyprus

Story at Skai [Greek]

Apple Pay e-wallet coming to Greek banks

Story at Imerisia [Greek]

Smoke from fires reaches Athens

Story at Keep Talking Greece [Greek]

W.H.O. issues new travel advice

Story at MSN News [English]

Fire in Corinth area

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Evacuations at Schinos, Loutraki

Story at EFSYN [Greek]

Rain ahead in weather forecast

Details at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

Tourism: good news from Germany, but not UK

Story at imerisia [Greek]

Foreign Ministery frustration with Turkey's remarks on Genocide of Pontic Greeks

Story at To Vima [Greek]

EU has "frozen" accession negotiations with Turkey

Story at Ta Nea [Greek]

Turkey's deeper change in foreign policy orientation away from the West

Story at Foreign Affairs [English]

Lycabettus Hill in the distance, Athens

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