Athens Welcomes Film Producers with New Office

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Aiming to establish the Greek capital as an attractive filming destination which will contribute both to the city’s economy and promotion, the municipal authority announced this week the creation of the Athens Film Office (AFO). The new entity is part of a 40-million-euro Athens municipality action plan to support entrepreneurship, employment, culture & tourism, and

Greece to Make a Bid to Host 2030 Mediterranean Games

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Photo source: @International Committee of Mediterranean Games Greece has confirmed that it will make a bid to host the 2030 Mediterranean Games in the city of Heraklion on the island of Crete. The announcement was made by Deputy Minister of Sports Lefteris Avgenakis during an online press conference on Thursday, where he presented a report […]

Israeli Investors Showing Strong Interest for Greece

By admin 7 Δεκεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Israeli investors expressed their strong interest for Greece and a number of the country’s developing business sectors, including tourism agriculture and real estate, during a recent online event focused on investments. Organized by Enterprise Greece, the Israel-Greece Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Greek Embassy in Tel Aviv, the event was attended by a […]

Acropolis Gets Wheelchair Lift, Now Accessible to Disabled Visitors

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Visitors with mobility issues will now have access to the Acropolis monuments in Athens thanks to a new lift and specially designed paths facilitating wheelchair access. Describing it as “an emblematic project”, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis inaugurated the lift on Thursday, International Day of Disabled Persons. Onassis Foundation President Antonis

Uncharted Escapes Wins Travel & Hospitality Award for 2021

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Photo source: @Uncharted Escapes Uncharted Escapes, a Greek travel experience provider, is among the winners of the 2021 European Travel Awards program, launched by the Travel & Hospitality Awards. Based in Chania, Crete, Uncharted Escapes started offering all-year round premium safari adventures and speed boating tours in 2013. “The company has succeeded in turning

Athens Municipality Conducts Rapid Covid-19 Tests on the Homeless

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In efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Municipality of Athens is conducting rapid tests and temperature checks on the city’s homeless population. Last week, the medical team of the city’s reception and solidarity center – KYADA – carried out a total of 70 rapid rapid tests on homeless people, on […]

Athens’ Pavlos Bakoyannis Park Reopens to Residents

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The “Pavlos Bakoyannis Park” in the neighborhood of Kypseli in Athens has reopened its doors to the public after a major cleanup operation by the municipality. Owned by Greece’s Public Power Corporation (DEI), the park was in an abandoned state and remained closed for a long period of time . In response to a long-standing demand […]

Two Luxury Hotels Announced for Hellinikon Project by Lamda and TEMES

By admin 27 Νοεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Lamda Development and TEMES S.A. have entered into a strategic agreement for the joint development of two state of the art, luxury hotels and residential complexes on the coastal front of Hellinikon, south of Athens‘ city center, during the first five-year phase of the project. The overall investment for the development of the two hotels […]

Athens Backs Businesses with €1m in Support Actions

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Monastiraki square. Photo source: @Municipality of Athens In efforts to keep businesses hit by the Covid-19 pandemic afloat, the Municipality of Athens on Thursday announced the first round of support actions worth 1 million euros. The plan is part of a 40-million-euro Covid-19 relief package aimed at reinforcing the city’s economy during and in the […]

Moody’s Upgrades City of Athens Rating, Outlook Stable

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Photo source: Municipality of Athens International credit agency Moody’s announced that it had upgraded the City of Athens rating to Ba3 from B1, adding that it maintained a stable outlook. This rating comes after Moody’s upgraded the Greek government rating to Ba3 from B1 earlier this month. According to Moody’s, the rationale behind the decision […]