The Vegan Fiesta Hellas will be held on the 3rd and 4th of December at the municipal market of Kypseli in Athens from 10:00-21:00. Organised through the SivaOM association, entry is free and you are more than welcome to bring anyone with you. • Public speech by Siddhartha Shiv Sunit Khanna will be at 19:00 on Sunday.• Level 3 student Vasiliki will teach SivaOm yoga on Saturday.• Level 3 student … [Περισσότερα...]
President of Hellenic Republic receives New York mayor Eric Adams
The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou referred to the excellent Greek-US relations during her meeting with the mayor of New York, Eric Adams, on Thursday, ANA reports.During the meeting at the Presidential Mansion, in the presence of Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis, Sakellaropoulou expressed her satisfaction over the progress and the achievements of the Greeks in the USA, … [Περισσότερα...]
Athens and New York become twin cities formally
The cities of Athens and New York were formally twinned on Thursday at a ceremony in Athens City Hall on Thursday attended by their respective mayors, Kostas Bakoyannis and Eric Adams, ekathimerini.com reports. According to the twinning memorandum, the two cities will cooperate closely in the field of tourism by strengthening both their leisure and conference travel. New York and Athens will also … [Περισσότερα...]
Finance Minister puts pressure on Greek banks to relieve vulnerable debtors
Greek banks must come up with proposals to actively support citizens who face a lot of financial pressures due to high inflation and the rise in the cost of money, Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras told them on Thursday, giving bankers a two-week deadline to do so, ANA reports. According to a bank statement, Staikouras met anew with heads of systemic Greek banks, along with Bank of Greece … [Περισσότερα...]
Athens and world mayors light Christmas Tree at Syntagma Square
The City of Athens completed its preparations for the Christmas holidays with the lighting of a spectacular Christmas tree at 19:15 on Thursday, December 1, at Syntagma square in downtown Athens, ANA reports. The 21-meter-high Christmas tree, which traveled from the town of Karpenissi to Athens, was illuminated by 5km of 40,000 small lights and is decorated by hundreds of balls and other … [Περισσότερα...]
UNWTO chief: Tourism and transport can deliver a better future for Europe
UNWTO Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili and European Union Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean published the following article: The pandemic hit tourism harder than perhaps any other sector. In Europe, global tourism’s biggest region since records began, travel was brought to a near-complete standstill. Now, as the sector’s restart has begun, there is every sign that it will continue to … [Περισσότερα...]
Greek supermarkets fined for violating 'household basket' legislation
The Market Control Unit has imposed fines on supermarkets for the violation of the legislation regarding the profit margins on the prices of products included in the household basket, Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Thursday, speaking at the 13th conference of IELKA "The agile retail Era: Doing business in extreme environments", ANA reports.The minister said that … [Περισσότερα...]
Warm welcome for Greek Minister of Culture in University of Connecticut
The Center for Hellenic Studies ‘Paideia’ of the University of Connecticut gave a warm welcome to Greece’s Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni, who paid a visit to the Center on November 29. She was welcomed by the founder and president of ‘Paideia’, Elias Tomazos, Professor Fotis Papadimitrakopoulos, a member of ‘Paideia’, presidents and officials of associations and clubs in Connecticut and other … [Περισσότερα...]
Minister: Greece a hub for supplying natural gas and green energy
The government's strategy to turn Greece into a natural gas and green energy export hub was presented by Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas on Wednesday while addressing an international conference on Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) held in Athens, ANA reports.Skrekas underlined that exports of natural gas have already reached 2.5 billion cubic meters, up from 0.7 cubic meters last year, … [Περισσότερα...]
Headwinds continue to affect international air cargo demand in October
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for October 2022 global air cargo markets showing that headwinds continue to affect air cargo demand. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), fell 13.6% compared to October 2021 (-13.5% for international operations).Capacity was 0.6% below October 2021. This was the first year-on-year contraction since April 2022, … [Περισσότερα...]
Three major road and railway projects to be tendered in Greece this year
The legal tender for the construction of the West Attica segment of the urban railroad will be published in the next two weeks, Transport & Infrastructure Minister Kostas Karamanlis told Skai FM on Wednesday, ANA reports. At a cost of 125 million euros, the line will be funded entirely by the EU's Recovery & Resilience Fund (RRF), and add tracks that start at Ano Liossia and terminate at … [Περισσότερα...]
Civil marriage licenses available and issued online at my.gov.gr in Greece
Civil marriage licenses can now be requested online at the country's municipal authorities and be issued at a person's digital inbox (at my.gov.gr), the government's public services platform, it was announced on Wednesday, ANA reports. Either spouse can request the license, using one's TaxisNet or e-banking codes to fill out the application online … [Περισσότερα...]
UNWTO and Morocco join forces to support 10,000 tourism MSMES go digital
UNWTO is stepping up its commitment to making Micro, Small and Medium-Enterprises agents of transformation for the tourism sector. Against the backdrop of its Executive Council in Marrakesh, the United Nations specialized agency outlined plans to support 10,000 Moroccan MSMEs to benefit from digitalization. The joint action plan, developed alongside the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism, was announced … [Περισσότερα...]
Air China announces Shanghai-Athens air connection on December 22
China's ambassador to Greece Xiao Junzheng, in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) on Wednesday, referred to his country's pandemic prevention and control measures, noting that it was self-evident that China, a huge country with an area as large as the whole of Europe and four times the population, should have different approaches from region to region.As far as Greek-Chinese … [Περισσότερα...]
Ferry between Thessaloniki and Izmir suspends operation until summer 2023
The ferry link between the city of Thessaloniki and the Turkish coastal city of Izmir will be temporarily suspended after its last winter run on Wednesday, in order to resume its operation in the summer of 2023, Levante Ferries Group said in an announcement, ANA reports.Since the beginning of the ferry service on October 10, 2022, the ferry 'Smyrna di Levante' had carried out 40 trips. "The … [Περισσότερα...]
IATA calls on Denmark and Iceland to revoke planned ATC rate rises
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on both the Danish and Icelandic Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP) to revoke the planned increases in air traffic charges set to come into effect on 1 January 2023. On average, the fees paid by airlines for crossing the airspace managed by these two ANSPs on North Atlantic routings will rise by up to 30%. The increase was … [Περισσότερα...]
UNWTO Chief: “We are your voice at global governance level”
UNWTO has returned to Riyadh to serve as a bridge between public and private leaders as tourism faces up to big challenges of today: high inflation, geopolitical insecurity, and the climate emergency. At the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit, taking place this week in the Saudi capital, UNWTO stressed the vital importance of education and investments as twin factors in … [Περισσότερα...]
Increasing direct flights from Saudi Arabia to Greece under discussion
Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias had a series of contacts and meetings with the leaders of the global tourism market, as part of his visit to Riyadh, where the 22nd World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Summit is being held, ANA reports. On Monday, Kikilias had a working meeting with Saudi Arabia's Tourism Minister, Prince Ahmed Al Khateeb. The discussion focused on the increase of … [Περισσότερα...]
Greek PM says Parthenon Marbles could return but won’t push
Shying away from taking a stand in London, where the British Museum houses the stolen Parthenon Marbles, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he believes they could be reunited and may be returned at some point. “It is possible that a mutually beneficial solution can be found, the Parthenon Sculptures can be reunited and at the same time, the concerns of the British Museum can be taken into … [Περισσότερα...]
Strict protocols for return of unvaccinated medical staff to work in Greece
Doctors and nursing staff who were suspended from duties during the coronavirus pandemic after refusing to be vaccinated will return to their jobs, following a Council of State (CoS) decision, under strict protocols as of January 1, 2023, ANA reports. Greece's highest administrative court ruled that the extension of mandatory vaccination for health workers until the end of 2022 was … [Περισσότερα...]
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