Greek PM: Foreign Investors Trusting Greece More Than Ever

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during the online meeting with EIB’ senior executives. Source: Youtube – Prime Minister €875 million new long-term EIB financing to accelerate nationwide implementation of Helektra energy efficiency programme and Antonis Tritsis sustainable urban investment scheme More foreign investors are now trusting in Greece’s long-term

Major Tourism Investment at ‘Asteria Glyfada’ Moves Forward

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Asteria area, Glyfada Greece’s Central Council of Architecture (KESA) approved on Thursday an architectural study for the overhaul of the historic Asteria hotel and property in Athens’ seaside district of Glyfada along the Athenian Riviera. Environment Minister Kostas Skrekas described the Asteria project as a landmark investment that will generate multiple

Greek Startups Gain Ground, Attract $6bn in a Decade

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Photo source: Marathon VC Over the last decade, Greek startup companies have raised 6 billion dollars, according to research carried out by Marathon Venture Capital on investments and acquisitions. More specifically, 608 Greek startups raised a total of 6 billion dollars in 927 investment rounds by 790 investors between 2010 and 2020. In the same […]

Piraeus Port Gets Passenger Disembarkation Platform for Emergencies

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The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has created a new passenger disembarkation platform at the Piraeus port. The new platform can be used safely on ships of various sizes calling at the port of Piraeus and improves the operational capacity of the port to deal with emergencies. According to a company announcement, the platform was constructed […]

TRAINOSE Invests €70 Million in 2020 Despite Covid-19

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Greece’s railway service operator TRAINOSE in 2020 invested 70 million euros to upgrade its infrastructure and develop new services, despite the severe drop in passenger traffic caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In an announcement, TRAINOSE said its 2020 investment program included the upgrade of its facilities in Thessaloniki, the reconstruction of the first

New Luxury Hotels Coming to Greece’s Hospitality Market

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An impression of the Sentido Unique Blue Resort Greece’s field of luxury hotels will see a number of new entries following transactions and developments that took place in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the latest report released by GBR Consulting. CIG: Sentido Unique Blue Resort As noted in the consulting company’s quarterly report […]

EIB to Fund Small Scale Climate, Social Projects in Greece

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Deputy Development & Investments Minister Yiannis Tsakiris and EIB President Werner Hoyer The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Greece agreed on Monday to allocate 200 million euros in funds to accelerate small-scale investments in innovation, entrepreneurship, clean energy, environmental protection, education and health. The funding is aimed at ensuring

Greece Aiming to Convert Tatoi Estate into Tourism and Culture Hub

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Re-developing the landscape, reviving agricultural and livestock activities, and creating museum, hotel and spa infrastructure are at the center of an ambitious plan to convert the 10,000-acre Tatoi Estate, 21km northwest of Athens, into an international destination, the Greek Culture Ministry announced this week. Culture Minister Lina Mendoni presented a

Greece Aiming for 150 Waterways in Five Years

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Photo source: Greek Water Airports Greece is moving swiftly ahead with the licensing and construction of 150 waterways, which it hopes to have up and running across the country in the next five years, investors and government officials said this week. Investors in the project are aiming to set up the largest seaplane network in […]

Commission Approves Works on Central Greece E65 Highway

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The E65 motorway in Central Greece. Photo source: GEK Terna The European Commission gave the Greek Infrastructure and Transport Ministry the go-ahead to proceed with the construction of a road network linking the town of Trikala with the main Egnatia Motorway budgeted at 442 million euros. The northern section of the Central Greece motorway known […]