Greece Ready to Assess €8bn in Foreign Direct Investments

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The Hellenic Parliament. Photo Source: @PressParliament The Greek Development & Investments Ministry announced this week that 8 billion euros in foreign direct investments (FDI) were under assessment as part of the country’s drive to attract strategic investments. The news was announced during the Expo 2020 Dubai through the participation of Enterprise Greece and a

Report Sees Modest Impact of Russia-Ukraine Crisis on Greek Tourism

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Photo © GTP Greece is among the countries that may be impacted by the Russia-Ukraine crisis but to a lesser extent due to a relatively small dependence on the Russian market, said a report released this week by travel intelligence providers ForwardKeys. A closer look at the report reveals a low dependence rate on the […]

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 […]

Ancient Olympia Authorities Take Action to Boost Tourism

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Ancient Olympia, Greece. Photo source: Visit Greece / P. Matsouka The Municipality of Ancient Olympia announced this week that it would be launching a series of actions and initiatives to attract more travelers, extend duration of stay and boost revenues. The actions are aimed at restoring the region’s reputation which was impacted by the Covid-19 […]

Tourism Comeback Boosts July Retail Trade in Greece

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Stronger tourist flows to Greece in July stimulated retail trade with sales increasing by 13.3 percent, according to findings released this week by the Greek statistical authority (ELSTAT). More specifically, overall turnover in retail for July increased by 13.3 percent against July 2020 and was up by 1.0 percent compared to June. The retail trade […]

Athens Mayor: People-centered Policies Needed to Address Climate Change

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In efforts to improve the standard of living in the Greek capital and address climate change, Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis said this week that he was considering reinstating the “daktylios” odd/even traffic regulation system. Dubbing the decades-old system the “Green Daktylios”, the mayor announced the idea during the “Citizen Sustain: Building a Better Urban

Kalamata Airport in Greece on Track for Development

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Kalamata Airport. Photo Source: Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) The tender for the selection of a preferred consortium of consultants for the development of Kalamata Airport in Greece has been completed, the Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations (HCAP) announced on Wednesday. According to Greece’s assets body, the consortium of Deloitte Business

Athens Mayor Shows City’s Renovation Works and Sites to Counterpart from Istanbul

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Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis on Wednesday gave his counterpart from Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, a tour of the Greek capital’s sites and ongoing renovation projects. Imamoğlu arrived in Athens earlier this week to discuss mutual actions that would forge stronger ties between the two cities. After completing

Athens, Istanbul Mayors Take Step Towards Closer Ties

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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu with Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis In efforts to initiate actions for improved relations between Greece and Turkey, Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis invited his Turkish counterpart Ekrem İmamoğlu to the Greek capital this week. Bakoyannis and İmamoğlu met at Athens City Hall to discuss mutual actions that will “build bridges of peace” […]

Elivi Hotels Gets Go-ahead for Strategic Tourism Project on Skiathos

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Elivi Hotels received the green light from Greek authorities to proceed with a 52-million-euro strategic tourism investment on the island of Skiathos. The company said on Thursday that the decision by Greece’s Interministerial Committee on Strategic Investments (DESE) under Development & Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis was a vote of confidence in tourism. Under