Three in four Greek hotels belong in lower categories of one to three stars, representing 50% of the country’s total capacity in terms of rooms, according to data from the Institute of Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP) of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels.
The public position taken on Wednesday by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in favor of Albania’s candidacy to the EU revealed a slight crack in relations between Athens and Berlin.
Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler hailed the good state of relations with Greece on Wednesday, expressing Ankara’s desire for peace, but also noting that it will not back down on the Cyprus issue.
Some 240 antiquities and historical items from 27 museums in Greece and abroad and four private collections comprise the new exhibition on the 338 BC Battle of Chaeronea, which opens at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens on Thursday.
The Council of State has upheld a petition to suspend work on Evangelismos station of the Athens metro’s extension until a proper technical and environmental impact report is filed.
Two leading international human rights groups on Thursday accused Greek authorities of failing to properly investigate the circumstances around a migrant boat sinking six months ago that killed hundreds.
Mytilineos and GE Vernova on Tuesday announced that they have been awarded a 1-billion UK pound (1.16 billion euros) contract by National Grid Electricity Transmission and SP Transmission, part of SP Energy Networks for the United Kingdom’s first high-capacity east coast subsea link.
The Greek-South Korean Joint Ministerial Committee on Economic Cooperation will convene on Thursday in Athens, chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Kostas Fragogiannis and his South Korean counterpart Kang Jae-kwon.
Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) Governor Giorgos Pitsilis spoke of progress in transforming the tax authority’s organization and its services to the public at the 25th Capital Link Investment Forum in New York earlier this week.
Cypriots are packing their luggage to travel abroad, taking advantage of the festive season.