After a four-year pause due to the pandemic, Posidonia returns to its traditional, physical form and the organizers present the program of Conferences and Seminars, which will deepen the critical issues faced by the international shipping community.
"Today, Greece is a vibrant democracy with a thriving economy. A country that has managed to overcome a very painful economic crisis. A country that offers hope to its young people again," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed in his speech during a dinner with representatives of Greek-American organizations, in the context of his visit to the USA.
The Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, addressed a dinner in Washington, organized in his honor by representatives of Greek-American organizations, shortly before returning to Greece.
The Greek American community mourns one of its dear members and a diligent businessman who made the "American dream" a reality, starting from the bottom and with an idea that finally turned out to be golden! Peter Nicholas, the co-founder of Boston Scientific died of cancer at the age of 80.
Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington on Tuesday, the minister tweeted.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave a historic address to a joint session of the US Congress on Tuesday, the first ever by a Greek leader, and only one of a handful delivered at the Capitol by a foreign head of state or government.
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou was welcomed by President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc at Hanoi on Monday.
Visitors to the country's museums in January 2022 amounted to 51,166 people, free admission visitors to 39,122 people and receipts to 272,876 euros, according to ELSTAT data.
It should be noted that in January the country's museums operated normally, in contrast to the corresponding month of 2021, during which they did not operate in the implementation of measures to address the pandemic.
The archeological sites also functioned normally during the month in question, in contrast to the corresponding month of 2021, during which they did not function due to the pandemic. The number of visitors amounted to 71,396 people, free admission guests to 55,144 people and receipts to 521,364 euros.
In terms of the absolute number of visitors, the reins are held by the Acropolis Museum, followed by the National Archaeological Museum and the Museum of Ancient Olympia. While in the archeological sites, the Acropolis, Sounio and Delphi had the most visitors.
New Democracy records a difference of ten points from SYRIZA according to a new poll by Opinion Poll for the website tomanifesto.gr.
Greece is expected to send a Letter of Request to the US government immediately in order to start negotiations for the purchase by the Hellenic Air Force of a squadron of state-of-the-art 5th generation F-35 aircraft. This was clarified yesterday in Washington by senior government sources after the highly successful, as can be seen at least from the public statements and the prevailing climate, Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s visit to the White House and his meeting with US President Joe Biden.
A 34-year-old Greek man was handed down a life sentence by an Athens court on Monday after being convicted of the premeditated murder, last May, of his 20-year-old wife, UK national Caroline Crouch.
The case attracted international media attention, especially in the United Kingdom, after Babis Anagnostopoulos first attempted to stage a break-in and throw off suspicions by claiming three suspects invaded his semi-rural condominium in the early morning hours of May 11, 2021 before strangling his wife and pet dog. He was found by police bound with string, which he himself tied.
The dynamics of the ferry routes between Turkey and the Greek islands are constantly increasing, with the ferries starting services this year after two years of inactivity due to the pandemic.
The president of the Association of Tourist Travel and Maritime Agencies of Lesvos Panagiotis Hatzikyriakos said that there is movement on the line Lesvos - Ayvalik, which does not reach the numbers of 2019 due to the situation and the economic crisis in Turkey. "Of course, after two full years of inactivity, we saw Turks coming to the island, mostly well-off. During the period of Bairam, about 1,000 visitors came, while at other times they reached 3-4,000."
According to official data, in 2019 Lesvos was visited by 38,605 Turks, while in 2020 only 583. Respectively, Chios was visited in 2019 by 63,823 and in 2020 by only 5,332. Two years ago, 32,119 arrived in Samos and in 2020 only 5 Turkish tourists. Visits to all three islands last summer were also zero.
In a market that has a monopoly in Ankara, Mr. Hatzikyriakos stressed that the Lesvos line is served by three companies with two conventional ferries and a catamaran, all with Turkish flags. He underlined that in the past there were also Greek companies, however the "neighbors" gradually established themselves, due to various factors such as the "quality difference" and therefore the smaller "requirements" of the Turkish register.
"Turkish-flagged ships had lower charges, lower operating costs and were more competitive (cheaper fares, etc.). "Thus, for the Greeks, the business activity in the sector was deemed unprofitable", he pointed out.
As he said, we observe this image in the other islands of the eastern Aegean, where there is a ferry connection with the Turkish coast, with the exception of Chios, where a Greek boat is active.
The Turkish side claims that the demand and interest for ferry services between the Turkish beaches and the Greek islands is increasing daily.
"Apart from the Turks and Greeks who use the ships, more and more travelers from other countries are enjoying this service. Many tourists, especially from South American countries, first visit Turkey and then want to go to the Greek islands. "The movement of ferries is constantly gaining momentum," said Yusuf Ozturk of the Izmir Chamber's Maritime Branch.
He noted that coastal services provide a lifeline to local economies where ships operate.
"Many people travel from the Greek islands to Turkish coastal cities for shopping," Ozturk told Hurriyet, adding that demand is particularly strong for ferries between Cesme and Chios and between Ayvalik and Lesvos."
The last thing NATO needs is another source of tension between Greece and Turkey, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told veteran Washington Post editor and columnist David Ignatius on Monday, during a live-streamed Q&A session at Georgetown University on Monday.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking at the White House on Monday afternoon after his meeting with US President Joe Biden, announced that Greece will commence the procedure for purchasing a squadron of F-35 fifth-generation fighter planes.