The Greece of today is not the same as the Greece of the 1960s, or even as it was in 1981, when it joined the European community. Over the years, within the European environment, its image has improved at all levels.

Two facts strike cruise industry pundits at this time: the rise in demand for cruises in the Eastern Mediterranean and the large number of ships seeking to make a Greek port of departure.
On a global level, the general image of the cruise industry at the moment is undoubtedly very positive and sends optimistic messages for the future, the president of the Union of Cruise Ship Owners and Shipping Agencies, Giorgos Koumbenas, told NEA newspaper.

A digital skills academy certified by Microsoft is being created by the technology giant in collaboration with the National Center for Public Administration and Self-Government (EKDDA). It is the next step in their existing "alliance", which has already led to the digital training of 4,500 civil servants, accelerating the goal of training a total of 250,000 civil servants by 2025 with resources from the Recovery Fund.

Swiss bank UBS expects a surprising development for the Greek economy in 2023, increasing its forecast for the GDP growth rate to 3% this year (from 2.5% previously) at a time when the average estimate of economists of international organizations and of analysts ranges at a meager 0.6% (against 1.2% by the commission).