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Nikos Hardalias

Greece’s Mitsotakis Apologizes For “Somebody” Letting His Country Burn

2021-08-10 by Phil Butler

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

As Greece wildfires destroy his country, Greece’s Prime Minister apologizes for governmental failures. Meanwhile, firefighters battle the blazes.

Tags: climate change, Elia Island, global warming, Greece wildfires, Mitsotakis, Nikos Hardalias, UN, wildfires

Greece Let’s the Music Play Again for Summer 2021 Visitors

2021-06-10 by Argophilia Travel News

Cretan dance

Greece Deputy Minister for Civil Protection & Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias says music now allowed at many cafes and restaurants.

Tags: Greece curfew, Greece tourism, Greece vacation, Greek officials, lockdown measures, Minoan Theater, Nikos Hardalias, Summer 2021, tourism, Visit Greece, world tourism

Travel News Brief from Greece: April 14, 2021

2021-04-14 by Phil Butler

Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

Greece’s Tourism Minister is in Russia promoting vacations. Europe has put the Johnson & Johnson jab on hold. And other news bits.

Tags: AstraZeneca, COVID-19 Greece, Dimitris Fragakis, EODY, European Medicines Agency, Greece vaccines, Greek National Tourism Organisation, Harry Theoharis, Johnson & Johnson, Minister of Tourism, Nikos Hardalias, Norilsk Nickel, Vladimir Potanin

A Discussion of Greece’s Problematic COVID-19 Numbers

2020-09-10 by Phil Butler

coronavirus

Greece’s numbers on COVID-19 just don’t seem to tell the real story of the resurgence of cases since the tourism 2020 reboot.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, Coronavirus quarantines, COVID-19, Greece, Greek General Secretariat for Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias, travel, UK quarantine, UK tourists

Greece Puts Halt On Flights from Barcelona and Greater Catalonia

2020-08-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Nikos Hardalias

Greece has temporarily banned passenger flights arriving from Barcelona and the wider region of Catalonia.

Tags: Greece COVID-19, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Nikos Hardalias, Spain travelers, spanish tourists, travel restrictions

Greek Authorities Say Tourism Not the Cause of COVID-19 Spike

2020-08-19 by Argophilia Travel News

Knossos Tourists

Greece’s Deputy Minister of Greek Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias says tourism is not the cause for the recent rise in Covid-19 cases.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Greece, Greece coronavirus, Nikos Hardalias, tourism

Greece’s Regional Airports Ready for International Travelers

2020-06-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Myrtos Beach

Greece’s 18 regional airports are now prepared to welcome international travelers. According to the news, airports have taken all necessary measures and precautions to protect the health and safety of visitors, staff, and locals.

Tags: crete, Greece, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greece vacation, Karpathos, kos, Mykonos flights, Nikos Hardalias, Rhodes

Greece Blocks Dutch and German Flights Over Coronavirus

2020-03-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Nikos Hardalias

Greek officials have temporarily banned passenger flights from Germany and the Netherlands. The ban for Germany allows traffic from the central European country to Athens only. The measure is the latest in a series of Greek crackdowns to ensure the public is protected from COVID-19. Greece’s Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Nikos […]

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, coronavirus Greece, COVID-19, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Nikos Hardalias

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