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The Greek Film Festival in Berlin to Take Place in January 2021
The Greek Film Festival in Berlin announced recently that next year's program will take place in January 2021, against all ...coronavirus odds!
In a press release they issued, the organizers say that ''even though COVID-19 is separating us and keeps...
Greek News
Early Studies Show Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine 90% Effective
Early studies show that the coronavirus vaccine developed by US pharmaceutical company Pfizer, in collaboration with German company BioNTech, is 90% effective in protecting against the virus, according to data released on Monday.
This marks a monumental stride in controlling...
Diplomacy
Greece Urges Germany to Halt Military Exports to Turkey
Greece repeated a call to Germany over the weekend to suspend the exportation of military equipment to Turkey over Ankara’s aggressive policies in the Eastern Mediterranean.
In an article in Die Welt newspaper, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias urged Germany...
Europe
Most of Europe Goes into Second Lockdown as Covid-19 Cases and Deaths Soar
People in several European countries have rushed for their last convivial drink or shopping spree before the second coronavirus lockdown as the numbers of Covid-19 cases and deaths increase exponentially.
Warnings from epidemiologists that there would be a resurgence of...
Diplomacy
France and Germany Give Turkey One Week to Halt Provocations
France and Germany accused Turkey on Thursday of continuing to provoke the European Union with its actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, and gave it one week to clarify its positions, Reuters reports.
“It’s clear to us that Turkey is permanently...
Diplomacy
Greek PM Mitsotakis: No Talks With Turkey as Long as Provocations Continue
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday that dialogue with Turkey is stalled following the resumption of activity by Oruc Reis and the reopening of Famagusta's Varosha beach front.
Speaking after a meeting with visiting Germany's Foreign Affairs Minister...
Greece
Greek Engineer Builds First Inhabitable 3D-Printed House in Europe
Giorgos Staikos, who grew up in a family of builders and woodworkers in the area around the Greek city of Drama, is building an entirely 3D-printed home in the German city of Beckum.
The 38-year-old claims it would be the...
Greece
Lufthansa Increases Number of Flights to Greece in 2021
Lufthansa, Germany's largest airline and the second largest in Europe, has expanded its flight options for Greece in 2021.
The airline has announced that it will run more direct flights from Germany to the 14 airports in Greece operated by...
Greece
Lesvos: 9,000 Refugees and Migrants Moved to New Camp
After a series of fires destroyed the Moria camp on Lesvos Island, home to over 12,000 migrants and refugees, the Greek government built a new emergency camp near Kara Tepe, where 9,000 refugees are now housed.
The thousands of migrants...
Diplomacy
Germany Agrees to Take Another 1,500 Refugees from Greece
Germany agreed on Tuesday to take in more than 1,500 refugees now living in Greece, on top of the 150 unaccompanied minors from the Moria camp which burned down earlier in the month on the island of Lesvos.
The German...