Tourism and infrastructure will be at the top of the Greece-China agenda of collaborative efforts, Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism Minister Giorgos Stathakis said during a business forum on shipping held in Beijing this week on the sidelines of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ official visit to China.
The Tourism Ministry on Tuesday announced that investment plans for the development of luxury resorts in various Greek destinations were currently being processed in its special “one-stop-shop” service established to facilitate large-scale projects.
The managing director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Klaus Regling appeared confident Greece would access the markets in 2017 in an interview to Bloomberg TV.
Greece will travel to the 40th annual meeting of UNESCO World Heritage in Istanbul with a positive recommendation that will probably include the archaeological site of Filippi in the list of the World Heritage monuments.
China has renewed its interest in the Greek market, particularly in advanced technology, as Chinese companies may extend, via Greece, their activities in Europe, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said during his visit to the headquarters of ZTE group in Shanghai.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met on Wednesday with the president of the international giant company Alibaba, Jack Ma, in Shanghai in an effort to strengthen small and medium sizes enterprises (SMEs) in Greece.
Cosco is planning additional investments of more than 500 million euros to the port of Piraeus, its president Hu Lirong told Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during their meeting in Shanghai.
Greece’s tourism and trade sector bodies are calling on the government to push for the implementation of electronic transactions in efforts to cut operational costs for both businesses and government and to tackle tax evasion.
The Greek Council of State has approved amended plans for the sale of the historic coastal hotel resort Astir Palace to consortium Jermyn Street Real Estate Fund IV LP.
Greece’s tourism industry is expected to post growth this year, Greek Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said on Tuesday during a press conference in Athens.
With the sale of a majority stake in the Port of Piraeus to Chinese shipping giant Cosco at the center of talks, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sealed on Monday a number of deals with Chinese officials during his five-day visit this week to Beijing and Shanghai, aiming to garner investment support.
Argentine midfielder Cristian Ledesma is training with the rest of Panathinaikos squad this morning in Holland.
Greece is entering a new phase, having left a long period of crisis and uncertainty behind it, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Monday, while addressing a Greek and Chinese business forum in Beijing. Greece and China must strengthen their ties of friendship and cooperation during this new hopeful period for the Greek economy, he said.
The scientific team of the Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment Department of the University of Thessaly is aiming to create a museum of underwater sculptures at the bottom of the Pagasetic Gulf (Project ART.Reef ).