Greece’s New Ellinikon Experience Park Opens for Christmas

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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 Presents Destination of the Future: Ellinikon Commercial Hub

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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 […]

Tourism to Greece Stimulates Tax Free Shopping in 2021

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Photo source: www.globalblue.com Tax free shopping in Greece did well this year achieving 77 percent in turnover in June-September 2021 compared to the corresponding period in 2019, bringing the country in the lead in Europe, said tax free shopping provider Global Blue. According to findings released by the Switzerland-based company, Greece was way ahead of […]

Poll: More Britons in Favor of Returning Parthenon Marbles to Greece

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The Parthenon Sculptures. Photo source: The British Museum The Parthenon Marbles belong to Greece and should be returned to their rightful owners, said 59 percent of UK residents in the latest poll on the thorny issue. Asked “where do you believe the Parthenon Marbles belong,” more than half of those polled said “Greece” in a […]

Greece’s Golden Visa Reviving Covid-hit Property Market

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Greece’s investor visa scheme, which grants five-year residency rights to investors who purchase property valued at a minimum of 250,000 euros, is reviving the property market, which was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the migration and asylum ministry, 747 new permits have been granted from the beginning of 2021 to October. So far in […]

Return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece Up to the British Museum Says Downing St

By admin 17 Νοεμβρίου 2021 No comment

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The Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum .Photo source: The British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles In a slight shift of approach, Downing Street said this week that the decision to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece was up to the British Museum and not the government. The statement was made prior to a […]

Greek PM Calls for Return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo source: Prime Minister GR Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday called for the United Kingdom to return the Parthenon marbles to Athens, Speaking during UNESCO’s 75th anniversary event in Paris, the PM said that the sculptures of the Parthenon make up a hugely significant piece of the world’s […]

Report: Athens, Thessaloniki Hotels Gathering Momentum

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Hotels in Greece’s two largest cities, Athens and Thessaloniki, were among the hardest hit from Covid-19, managing to recover 39 percent of pre-pandemic overnight stay levels from January to September with resorts achieving higher total revenue per occupied room, according to a report released this week by GBR Consulting. More specifically, according to the GBR

Greek Firm GΕΚ TERNA Sole Shareholder in Ellinikon Casino Project

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Greek company GEK TERNA stands alone as the preferred bidder for the development and management of the country’s first integrated resort and casino, a 1.1-billion-euro investment at Ellinikon expected to increase tourism to Attica, boost state coffers by at least 10 percent and create thousands of jobs. Listed company GEK TERNA steps in as the sole

UNESCO Calls on UK to ‘Reconsider’ Returning Parthenon Marbles to Greece

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Photo source: The British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is urging the British Museum to reconsider repatriating the Parthenon Marbles to Greece and to enter talks on the issue, Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said on Thursday. The recommendation was made following