Greece lacks Russian tourists
Russian tourists in Greece have been replaced by vacationers from other countries, but Russians are missed in the country, the managing director of a major Greek tour operator said
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Value of Greece’s import from Russia surged twofold in annual terms
The value of import from Russia by Greece surged more than twofold on an annualized basis, largely due to the gas and oil price hike, Kathimerini newspaper reported, citing data of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). …
Greece not changed documents' requirements for tourist Schengen for Russians
The Greek embassy said that it does not require Russian citizens to provide an European bank account statement and an insurance policy issued in the EU in order to obtain a tourist Schengen visa, RIA Novosti writes. "The …
Russia adds five more countries to 'unfriendly' states list
The Russian government has expanded the list of "unfriendly" foreign states to include Greece, Denmark, Slovenia, Croatia and Slovakia, the cabinet said on Friday. "The government has updated the list of foreign …
Greece limiting contacts with Russian Embassy
Greek authorities have frozen contacts with the Russian Embassy and the Consulate General in the Balkan nation, Russian Ambassador to Athens Andrey Maslov told the Rossiya-24 TV channel on Monday. According to him, Russia’s …
Greece's DEPA concludes payment to Gazprom for gas supplies
DEPA Commercial, Greece’s biggest gas importer, has paid Russian gas producer Gazprom in euros for April natural gas supplies, the semi-state Athens News Agency reported on Monday. State-controlled DEPA Commercial has a gas supply …
Greece to ask 12 Russian diplomats to leave country
Greece will ask 12 Russian diplomats to leave the country, declaring them "personae non-gratae", the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The Greek foreign ministry's general secretary has informed the Russian ambassador of …
Russian Be-200 amphibious plane helping to put out wildfire in Athens’ suburb
A Russian Be-200ChS amphibious plane is taking part in an operation to put out a big wildfire in a forest in Athens’ northern Varympompi suburb, the ERT-1 television channel said on Tuesday. The fire broke out on Tuesday in forest …
Greece to allow vaccinated tourists in next week
Greece plans to open its borders to vaccinated visitors from several countries from next week, the government said, as the country seeks to restart its badly-hit tourism sector. The scheme is part of a pilot project to allow entry to …
Greece to open for Russian tourists since mid-May
Greece will also receive tourists vaccinated with Russian and Chinese coronavirus vaccines not approved by the European Union, Minister of Tourism Harry Theoharis said. Focusing on tourists from non-EU member countries, the …
Russia resumes flights to Greece and Singapore from February 8
Moscow resumes flights to Greece and Singapore from February 8, the Russian anti-coronavirus crisis center reports. Flights from Moscow to Athens will be operated twice a week, while flights to Singapore - three times a week, it said. …
Greece allows entry for Russians per week since September 7
Greece has allowed entry for up to 500 Russians per week since September 7 provided that they have a negative COVID-19 test result and a voucher confirming their hotel booking, said a joint ministerial decision, due to be in force for two …
Greece prepares to extradite Russian Alexander Vinnik to U.S.
Greece is preparing to hand Russian national Alexander Vinnik over to the United States where he is wanted on money laundering charges, according to the Greek Justice Ministry’s legal papers. The Greek …
Elena Kountoura: "Tourism should contribute to world betterment, unite all people"
Greece's tourism minister told Vestnik Kavkaza how tourism saved the country's economy
Medvedev, Tsipras to discuss Russian-Greek trade, economic cooperation Dec 7
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will discuss with his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras on December 7 bilateral trade and economic cooperation, as well as projects in the energy sector …
Athens insists on turning 'Turkish Stream' into 'Greek Stream'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras plans to discuss with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev the issue of extending the Turkish Stream gas pipeline to its …
Russia expects chill in ties with Greece to be brief, says EU ambassador
Moscow expects that the chill in relations with Athens will be short-lived, Russia’s EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov told reporters on the sidelines of a conference with Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives on …
Russian Foreign Ministry vows reciprocal response to expulsion of diplomats from Greece
Russia will give a mirror response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Greece, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "A mirror response will follow as per established practice for such cases," Sputnik cited …
Greece expels Russian diplomats - media
Greece will expel two Russian diplomats and ban entry to another two over suspicions they tried to undermine an agreement between Athens and the neighboring Macedonia last month, Greek newspaper Kathimerini reported, citing diplomatic …
Russian consul found dead in Greece
The head of the consular department at Russia's embassy in Greece Andrey Malanin has been found dead in his flat in Athens, BBC reports with reference to police. Initial signs suggested Malanin died of …
