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PM Revises Upward Greece’s 2021 Economic Growth Forecast to 5.9%

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Pm Revises Upward Greece’s 2021 Economic Growth Forecast To 5
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Greece’s economic growth forecast for 2021 has been revised upwards, from 3.6 percent to 5.9 percent, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Saturday. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday announced that Greece’s growth forecast for 2021 has been revised upwards, from 3.6 percent to

Streets in Athens and Thessaloniki to be Renamed After Late Mikis Theodorakis

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Streets In Athens And Thessaloniki To Be Renamed After Late Mikis Theodorakis
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Late Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. Photo source: www.mikistheodorakis.gr The City of Athens and four municipalities in Thessaloniki have put forward requests to rename streets in the two cities after late Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. Theodorakis passed away last week in Athens at the age of 96. Up until his death, he was viewed as Greece’s […]

Mayors Want Thessaloniki-Skiathos Ferry Connection to Resume in 2022

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Mayors Want Thessaloniki Skiathos Ferry Connection To Resume In 2022
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Plakes, Skiathos. The mayors of Thessaloniki and Skiathos have joined forces and are requesting for the subsidized seasonal ferry service connecting the two Greek destinations and other Sporades islands to resume next year. In service since June, the connection is run by Greek ferry operator Seajets and covers the Thessaloniki-Skiathos-Skopelos-Alonissos route. Its

Thessaloniki’s 85th TIF Ready to Put Live Exhibitions Back in Business

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Thessaloniki’s 85th Tif Ready To Put Live Exhibitions Back In Business
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The 85th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), one of the country’s largest trade events, is ready to welcome participants and visitors to a safe environment in the northern port city between September 11-19. Organized by TIF-Helexpo, the fair will be held as an in-person event, under strict health protocols for Covid-19, at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition […]

Thessaloniki: Former ‘Pavlos Melas’ Army Camp to Become Metropolitan Park

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Thessaloniki: Former ‘pavlos Melas’ Army Camp To Become Metropolitan Park
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Pavlos Melas army camp, Thessaloniki. Photo source: pavlosmelas.gr Greek authorities have approved an urban plan for the creation of a metropolitan park in the area of the historic “Pavlos Melas” army camp in Stavroupoli, Thessaloniki. According to an announcement by the Environment Ministry, the project’s special urban plan, as well as the area’s land use […]

‘Connecting Europe Express’ Train Begins Journey tο Cities in the EU

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‘connecting Europe Express’ Train Begins Journey Tο Cities In The Eu
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Photo source: connectingeuropeexpress.eu The “Connecting Europe Express”, a special train put together as part of the European Year of Rail 2021, departed the Lisbon train station on September 2 for a five-week journey to over 100 towns and cities including Athens. The train will pass through Spain, Italy, Austria and Serbia before arriving in Greece […]

Thessaloniki Int’l Fair Boosts September Hotel Occupancy Levels

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Thessaloniki Int’l Fair Boosts September Hotel Occupancy Levels
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Photo Source: @TIF-Helexpo The country’s largest trade event, the 85th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) to take place on September 11-19 has boosted hotel occupancy levels in the northern port city, Thessaloniki Hotels Association (THA) President Andreas Mandrinos told Praktorio 104.9 radio. Mandrinos expressed his satisfaction with occupancy in July and August which