A new bill tabled in parliament by the Greek development and investments ministry on Friday focuses on supporting tourism investments in the modernization and extension of accommodation facilities that will contribute to the upgrade of the overall tourism product. The proposed legislation dubbed “Development Law: Greece – Powerful Growth” foresees incentives and fast-track
Photo © Greek Travel Pages (GTP) Greece’s central bank said recently that the country can achieve pre-pandemic 2019 tourism levels in 2022 provided the sector diversifies its product and attracts more investments. According to the Bank of Greece (BoG) Interim Report on Monetary Policy, “tourism industry performance in 2021 creates favorable expectations for travel flows
Photo source: European Parliament / ©BELGA/AFP/L.Gouliamaki The European Commission said this week it would be assessing in the next two months a request made by Greece for the disbursement of 3.6 billion euros in financial support under the EU’s post-Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). Greece submitted the request for the first pre-financing payment –
Photo Source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas The National Bank of Greece (NBG) revised upward its projected annual forecast for growth to 8.5 percent from 7.5 percent in September citing rebounding tourism, surging domestic demand and strong exports. According to NBG’s “Greece Macro Flash” report, GDP is on a strong upward trend in the third […]
Works on the Olympia Odos Motorway. Photo source: olympiaodos.gr The European Commission approved this week Greece’s plans to grant public funds to Olympia Odos SA for the construction of the 74.5km Patra – Pyrgos section of the Olympia Odos Motorway. After a delays, the project, which was broken down into eight different sections, will be […]
The Ellinikon Experience Park at the former Athens airport near Glyfada will be offering Athenians and travelers a chance to get away from the urban mayhem starting on December 20 when it opens its doors to all free of charge. The new green retreat outside Athens covers 70 acres of land and includes activities for […]
Lamda Development, the company behind the mega-Ellinikon project to go up at the former Athens airport on the city’s southern coast, will invest more than 600 million euros in the creation of a new state-of-the-art commercial and business center. Plans for the Ellinikon Commercial Hub presented this week include establishing it into a new retail […]
Strong tourism performance helped Greece’s economy rebound in the third quarter (Q3) of the year despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, with the gross domestic product (GDP) increasing by 2.7 percent over Q2 2021 and up by 13.4 percent over Q3 2020, according to provisional data released on Monday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). Greece’s […]
Photo source: @EUCouncil The Eurogroup approved the release on Monday of 767 million euros in aid as part of Greece’s enhanced surveillance and debt support program, said Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras. Eurozone finance ministers who met in Brussels on Monday and were briefed on the findings of the Commission’s 12th enhanced surveillance report for […]
Athens, Greece. Photo source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is forecasting the Greek economy will grow at a rate of 6.7 percent this year and 4.8 percent in 2022 driven by investments and national recovery-funded projects. The estimates roughly fall in line with the projections made by […]


















