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As Finnair prepares to ramp ups it operations, with focus on continuing to connect Europe and Asia, the airline asked its customers how they feel about traveling by air again.

Restrictions allowing international flights to and from Athens only have been extended to June 30, according to a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by the Civil Aviation Authority on Saturday.

The Center for European Constitutional Law (CECL) is organizing a webinar on Tuesday, in Greek, titled: "Practical Matters in Issuing Golden Visas."

Running 4-9 p.m., the online seminar is addressed to lawyers, real estate agency workers and employees at state entities that are responsible for issuing Golden Visas.

A bill aimed at promoting specialized forms of tourism in Greece, including diving, was voted through Parliament late on Friday.

Diving is now allowed across Greece, with no depth limits, with some exceptions including areas where the armed forces conduct exercises.

NASA gave the green light on May 22 to next week's launch of two astronauts aboard a SpaceX vessel- the first crewed space flight from U.S. soil in nine years and a crucial step towards ending American dependence on Russian rockets.

Turkish Airlines' flight suspension due to coronavirus has been extended into early to mid-June, the national flag carrier has announced.

Domestic flights are now suspended until June 4 and international flights until June 10, said an airline statement late on May 20. 

The earlier suspension lasted until May 28.

The government will grant up to 30pct of the gross salary to companies that will hire people looking for work, Prime minister Ludovic Orban announced on Wednesday evening. "We will give up to 30pct of the gross salary to companies that will hire jobseekers, that will provide jobs to Romanian citizens who are looking for a job, for a period of at least three months.

"Today's workload is 100 cases, the largest part refers to Vranje in one work organization. 39 of them are direct, family contacts with people who became infected in the company," she told B92 television.
According to her, the case of Vranje showed how the coronavirus spreads quickly if protective equipment is not used and the rules are not followed.

Half a billion euros was lost in just 15 days in the second half of March by businesses that were forced to shut due to the measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus - and that amount only concerns companies with double-entry books that offer data on a monthly basis.

City Hall on Monday unveiled a 24-million-euro project to repair and maintain sidewalks across Athens with the aim of making the capital safer and more accessible for pedestrians.