French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated this week a Louvre exhibition marking the 200 years since the Greek War of Independence. Titled “Paris – Athens: The Birth of Modern Greece, 1675–1919”, the show traces the
National Reconstruction Committee Chief Stavros Benos and Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias announced on Monday that funding allocated for the promotion of Evia in 2022 will be increased from 1.5 million euros to 2 million euros. The news came after he met with Stavros Benos, appointed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis […]
General view of the burnt forest in the mountain near the village of Avgaria on Evia island. Copyright European Union 2021 / Photographer: Sotiris Dimitropoulmos Tourism enterprises in Northern Evia face viability challenges after fires ravaged the island for nine days earlier this month, local hoteliers said this week. Hotel owners are issuing a cry for […]
Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis (center) during a recent meeting with local authorities on Evia. The priority is to ensure tourism enterprises on Evia. which were affected by the devastating fires earlier this month will be operational as soon as possible, said Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis during an inspection visit to the island this week. Theoharis […]
Central Greece Governor Fanis Spanos (second left) during a meeting with regional authorities on Tuesday. The Region of Central Greece agreed on Tuesday to release 40 million euros for the reconstruction of Evia, devasted for over a week earlier this month by wildfires. Funding will go towards anti-flooding works and restoring infrastructure, the regional council […]
Photo source: Hellenic Fire Service (@pyrosvestiki) Evia island tourism professionals affected by the destructive fires that burned most of the northern part of the island for nine days are calling the government to bolster assistance already announced. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has already pledged to support impacted business owners with immediate compensation
A competition calling for architectural proposals for the overhaul of Thessaloniki’s central Aristotelous Square was completed this week with the winners to be awarded in the coming weeks. Thessaloniki Mayor Konstantinos Zervos said the committee agreed unanimously to award a Greek team for its plan. The three winning teams (out of 13 proposals) will be […]
Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that Evia residents and business owners impacted by the devastating fires that ravaged the island for nine days would be receiving financial support in the coming days. Mitsotakis announced the news on Wednesday after a working meeting with Central Greece Regional Governor Fanis Spanos,
Photo source: @OAED Greece’s Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) announced that it had opened on Tuesday a platform accepting applications from employees who worked at enterprises that were affected by the wildfires that ravaged large parts of the country. Individuals who are now unemployed because the companies they worked at were partially or wholly affected by […]
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said he would personally see to it that additional aid would be extended to tourism enterprises and employees impacted by the massive fires that hit Evia this month, where more than 5,000 hectares of woodland and many enterprises went up in smoke in five days. Theoharis said during a meeting with […]

















