Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras send his sincere condolences to the families of the victims of the terrorist attack in Istanbul on Sunday which claimed the lives of 39 people and injured 69, according to information so far.
2016 ends on a positive note and 2017 sets off in a spectacular way, Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura on Monday said in statements to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency's radio station Praktoreio 104.9 FM.
Athens welcomed the New Year with a fireworks display on the stroke of midnight following a day of celebratory events in central Athens. Hundreds of people ignored the bitter cold and joined the crowd that had gathered in the neighborhood of Thisio where the municipality of Athens was hosting music gigs to bid farewell to 2016 and welcome the New Year.
Food and clothes were the main items purchased by Greeks over the Christmas holidays, a poll by the marketing laboratory (MARLAB) of the University of Macedonia revealed on Sunday, with 85 percent of respondents saying they shopped during the holidays.