UNESCO Elects Greece to World Heritage Committee

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Photo source: whc.unesco.org Greece was elected to the World Heritage Committee together with 11 other countries during the 23rd General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention which met at UNESCO headquarters in Paris this week. During the session chaired Tebogo Seokolo, ambassador extraordinary and permanent delegate of South Africa to UNESCO,

Greece and China to Boost Cooperation in Tourism, Culture

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Photo source: Greek Foreign Ministry Greece and China are further strengthening ties aiming to create a “gateway between Asia and Europe”, said Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias during a recent meeting in Athens with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. Referring to the Olympic Flame Lighting ceremony held in October and to the Beijing Olympic Games […]

Greece Takes Over Presidency of International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

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Greece has taken over the Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) from Germany. The IHRA unites governments and experts to strengthen, advance and promote Holocaust education, research and remembrance and to uphold the commitments to the 2000 Stockholm Declaration. The IHRA Presidency was handed over to Greece on April 1. To avoid a […]

Turkey Threats Impacting Greek Tourism Amid Covid-19

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Kastelorizo Island. Photo © Region of South Aegean Turkey’s threats against Greece on top of a growing Covid-19 infection rate is aggravating the possibility of a tourism sector recovery with stakeholders extending forecasts for better days to 2022. Speaking on ANT1 TV, Deputy Tourism Minister Manos Konsolas said Greece was dealing with the coronavirus pandemic […]

Greece and Egypt Enter Exclusive Economic Zone Agreement

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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. Photo Source: @GreeceMFA Greece and Egypt entered on Thursday a maritime agreement that defines the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) in the Eastern Mediterranean between the two countries allowing them to explore and exploit among others the oil and gas reserves in the given areas. […]

EU Foreign Ministers Agree to Jump-start Tourism

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Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias. European Union ministers of foreign affairs on Thursday agreed that travel restrictions should be lifted to and from countries that show a low number of Covid-19 cases. During a videoconference, held at the initiative of German Foreign Affairs Minister Heiko Maas, the EU ministers of Greece, Spain, Italy, […]

Greece and Italy Ink Maritime Border Deal

By admin 9 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio. Greece and Italy entered on Tuesday a maritime agreement that defines the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of the two EU neighbors allowing them to explore and exploit hydrocarbon resources in the given area. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias welcomed his Italian counterpart Luigi […]

Greece and 10 Countries Agree to Ensure Safe Travel Within the EU

By admin 19 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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Eleven EU member states, including Greece, on Monday agreed on a set of principles to ensure the freedom of safe travel within the EU, in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, through the broadest possible coordination of tourism policies and the gradual lifting of border controls. The agreement was announced following a videoconference that took […]

Greece Stands by Spain Amid Covid-19 Crisis

By admin 13 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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Photo Source: Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs Greece last week raised the flag of Spain on top of the Hellenic Parliament and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in central Athens, expressing its solidarity to the country, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Held on Friday at the Foreign Ministry, the flag-raising ceremony […]