The PM underlined the necessity for faithful compliance with public health guidelines such as the uses of masks, personal hygiene, and social distancing.
' Moria is a stark reminder that the clock has run out on how long we can live in a house half-built. The time has come to rally around a common, European migration policy,' said European Commissioner Margaritis Schinas.
" The US welcomes reports that Greece-Turkey are ready for exploratory talks on maritime delimitation issues, as talks have potential to contribute to easing of regional tensions," the US State Department said in a tweet.
In this new battle the “invisible enemy” as the new coronavirus has become known societies appear worn out and their patience and endurance are being exhausted.
Stournaras said the country's will be boosted by 1.9 pct each year from the use of the 30.2 billion euros of EU funds earmarked for Greece.
With his country a hair’s breadth from a currency crisis and economic collapse and confronted with the prospect of international isolation Erdogan must now be concerned about his own future.
In Attica, which is home to nearly half of the Greek population, one is witnessing the results of irresponsible behaviours and the disregard for the warnings of the scientific community during the summer.
Judging by the epidemiological situation as autumn approaches it is clear that this will be a very difficult winter.
Before autumn new coronavirus cases have risen sharply and hospital ICUs are already strained as nationwide they are 37.5 percent full and the percentage is much higher in Attica.
Now we are confronted with the painful results of laxity in enforcing public health guidelines and the unjustifiable climate of complacency.
Those with lunatic ideas are most often not interested in the search for truth but instead are motivated by a deep need to differentiate themselves so as to have a sense of purpose.
The PM said that his views coincide with those of the European Council president, pointing out that "the EU's geopolitical and strategic interests are at stake here".
It is the duty of the Greek state to reveal his schemes and role and to communicate to the international community the threat that Turkey poses to regional security and peace.
'What we have achieved is to raise awareness of Europe as a whole about the strategic importance of the Mediterranean basin and especially of the Eastern Mediterranean,' the PM said.
Greece is marching alone in facing the provocations of its troublemaking neighbor Turkey, which has no compunction over exploiting refugees and migrants.
'We hope they’ll be real conversations [between Turkey and Greece] and we hope the military assets that are there will be withdrawn so these conversations can take place,' said the US Secretary of State.
“It was chaos,” 21-year-old student Elena Ilunga said. She initially saw flames burning forest land, but later saw five or more fires inside the camp, one of them close to her tent.
The leaders said they welcome the mediation effort of EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and Germany to achieve a resumption of the dialogue between Greece and Turkey on the maritime zones issue.
After yesterday’s burning down of the refugee and migrant camp in Moria on the island of Lesvos the government and the country are confronted with a real torrent.
An estimated 13,000 refugees and migrants lived in the Moria camp which burned down entirely and was long condemned for its sordid conditions.