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The next allocation of 33.4 billion euros represents a 17.8 pct of the Greek GDP, with only Croatia and Bulgaria being recommended to have a bigger net benefit.

If there is one thing that the public health crisis highlighted it is that there is a lack of leadership almost all around the world.

As of June 15 Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport will open up flights from countries with good epidemiological criteria. 

Athens is hoping that its pristine public health profile will attract international tourists and the government decided to reject proposals for the pre-departure Covid-19 tests for tourists travelling to Greece.

Now more than ever it is important to be measured in word and deed as over-optimism is never a good guide and the danger of a recurrence is still real.

Ιt is curious that the problems of the tourism sector have been highlighted more than the problems of other sectors which are not in the news.

In an exclusive interview with To Vima English Charokopos lays out the heart-wrenching moments of watching a patient die with no relative allowed at their bedside and the burden of being in America’s epidemiological ground zero.

Even if not all countries adopt it or objective obstacles do not permit it in some countries there is an opportunity for inter-state agreements based on the Commission’s recommendations, principles, and rules.

All of his actions regarding the pandemic highlighted Erdogan’s weaknesses. At first he refused to take protective measures against the epidemic. He ignored the warnings of scientists.

On the new outbreak of 10 infections in the Roma settlement of Nea Smyrni, Larissa, authorities said they had collected 652 test samples, while contact tracing was continuing.

"The apparently positive proposals of the EU are the first and vital step to restarting tourism," Yiannis Retsos, president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) said in a social media message.

Given the conditions all competent officials must intensify their efforts, persist, inform, and popularise technological goods and the utility of the services that they can offer a broad audience.

Mitsotakis and the social partners discussed safety at work and public health, and he spoke of a 'new normal', underlining that the 'old normal' is 'pretty much gone forever'.

The foreign ministers denounced the ongoing Turkish illegal activities in the Cyprus’ EEZ and territorial waters, which they said is a clear violation of the UN's 1982 Law of the Sea Convention,

No one can tell with any certitude how already devastated citizens will react if the pandemic returns or for how long they are prepared to accept coercive measures.

In her remarks Christine Lagarde spoke of her institutional role and of challenges that can potentially be raised by national judges not supportive of EU law and rules.

Seriously and sternly the government warned that if simple public health rules are not followed the positive record that Greece has enjoyed until now can be lost in the blink of an eye

Conspiracy theories framed Greece as the victim of an international establishment and not as a country in which everyone – rightists, centrists, and leftists - displayed a lack of foresight.

Unconstrained surveillance is the high road to dictatorship

Mr. Gao was picked to pull one of Beijing’s strong cards with a threat that could be interpreted as nothing less than purposely glaring inter-state blackmail - that if pushed China will not cooperate in the next pandemic.