Greece and the economic crisis 2021

NEWS ARCHIVE - December 2021

December 28, 2021

Pandemic record: +21,657 in 24 hours

Story at Protothema [Greek]

Pandemic case count total: 1,105,885

Daily average change of 2% - data at Naftemporiki [Greek]

Turkey begins trials for "currency manipulation"

Story at ΟΤ Financial Post [Greek]

Monday was a record high for infection cases around the world

Story at Skai [Greek]

Who is going into telework

Story at Ethnos [Greek]

700K vaccine doses donated to Indonesia

Story at Greek City Times [English]

Greek Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos responds to Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar

"Let Akar come swimming in Kastellorizo"

Story at Greek City Times [English]

Extension of deadline on road tax payment

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

Minimum wage increase on January 1

Story at OT GR [Greek]

Road work projects in 2022 to be auctioned

Story at Imerisia [Greek]

Stock markets surge

Story at ΟΤ Financial Post [Greek]

Quarantine time span changing to five days

Story at Protothema [Greek]

Heavy rain expected but clearing by New Years

Weather at Ethnos [Greek]

Turkey's Lira at 37% loss against US dollar so far

Story at OT GR [Greek]

Turkish coastguard harass Greek fishermen near Imia

Story at Ethnos [Greek]

Requirements for monoclonal treatment has been expanded

Story at eKathimerini [English]

The evolution of energy costs in Greece

Story at OT GR [Greek]

Omicron effecting New Years celebrations worldwide

Story at Nashua Telegram [English]

Business licensing process begins to simplify online in Athens

Story at Imerisia [Greek]

Nigeria and Greece strengthen ties

Story at GTP Pages [Greek]

Teleworking the "new way of working"

Story at Powergame [Greek] and at Imerisia [Greek]

15,000 new cases expected today

Story at Powergame [Greek]

Currently over 100K active pandemic cases

Story at Skai [Greek]

France adds new restriction as Omicron cases rise

Story at ABC News [English]

Ratification of EYDAP water and sewerage services renewal

Story at ΟΤ Financial Post [English]

Independent Public Revenue Authority launches questionnaire to gather user information

Story at Imerisia [Greek]

53 migrants in North Macedonia found in truck

Story at ABC News [English]

"Panaptis" drone system has six-month development ahead

Story at IN GR [Greek]

Omidron brings expanded restrictions for Greece

Story at Reuters [English]

Omicron cases worldwide counted at 1.44 million

Story at Kathimerini [Greek]

Charges made against smugglers who transported the 16 dead migrants in recent sinking near Paros

Story at AP News [English]

Remember when Greece had a one-hundred-billion Drachma bank note?

November 1944 – story at Greek City Times [English]

Related: The drachma

In Athens looking out over the buildings

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