Greece’s Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced a new package of public health measures on Tuesday for those who have not been vaccinated against the CCP virus. Health care and care home workers who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine will be suspended from work starting on Sept. 1, Kikilias said, noting that unvaccinated workers would not get a…
Greece to Impose Strict Rules on Unvaccinated People, Ends Free Testing
Greece Erects Steel Wall Along Turkish Border Over Afghan Migration Fears
Greece has completed the construction of a 25-mile (40-km) long steel wall and a new surveillance system along the border with Turkey amid concerns about a possible surge of illegal immigrants trying to reach Europe following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan this month. “Our borders remain secure and inviolable. The new boundary wall has been completed…
Greece Says Border Forces on Alert to Avoid Repeat of 2015 Migrant Crisis
ATHENS—Greece’s border forces are on alert to avoid a repeat of the mass arrivals of migrants that the country experienced in 2015, the government’s spokesman said on Thursday, following the return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan. Greece was on the frontline of Europe’s migration crisis in 2015, when nearly one million people fleeing…
Greek Wildfires: New Blaze Breaks out on Evia Island
ATHENS, Greece—A new fire broke out Friday on Greece’s island of Evia, but south from an area where a massive wildfire decimated forests, torched homes, and still smoldered 10 days after it started. Greece’s fire department said four water-dropping aircraft and six helicopters were sent to control the new fire in central Evia, along with…
Massive Forest Fire in Greece Still Burning for 7th Day
ATHENS, Greece—Firefighters and residents battled a massive forest fire on Greece’s second largest island for a seventh day Monday, fighting to save what they can from flames that have decimated vast tracts of pristine forest, destroyed homes and businesses, and sent thousands fleeing. The smoke and ash from the fire on Evia, a rugged island…
Blaze Ravages Evia Island on Sixth Day of Greek Wildfires
PEFKI, Greece—Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfires burned uncontrolled for a sixth day on Sunday, and ferries were on standby for more evacuations after taking many to safety by sea. The blaze on Evia, Greece’s second-biggest island, quickly burgeoned into several fronts, ripping through thousands of…
Blaze Sweeps Through Athens Suburbs in Fifth Day of Greece Wildfires
ATHENS—Flames swept through a residential town outside Athens overnight as wildfires burned across Greece for a fifth day on Saturday, and hundreds of people were evacuated by ferry from the island of Evia east of the capital. The fire on Mount Parnitha on the outskirts of Athens has forced the evacuation of thousands of people…
Thousands Flee Greece’s Capital as Wildfires Rage Through Mediterranean
Thousands of Greeks on the outskirts of Athens have fled their homes on Friday as a resurgent wildfire burned homes north of the capital, with firefighting crews struggling to stop the blaze from spreading. “We are continuing our efforts, hour by hour, to tackle multiple fires today,” Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias said, as authorities…
Music Banned on Greece’s Mykonos in New COVID-19 Restrictions
ATHENS—Greece banned music in restaurants and bars and restricted movement on its popular holiday island of Mykonos on Saturday after a rise in new coronavirus infections there. Known as the party island of the super-rich, Mykonos is one of Greece’s most popular destinations, attracting more than a million visitors each summer, among them Hollywood stars,…
Greece to Require Vaccination or Negative Test at Indoor Restaurants
ATHENS—Greece will require customers at indoor restaurants, bars, and cafes to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or have tested negative within the last three days, the government announced on Tuesday to combat an infection surge. Under the new regulations, which will remain in force until August, all customers at indoor bars and restaurants…
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