The necessary institutional interventions that will help the development of medical tourism in Greece dominated the recent meeting of the Department of Medical Tourism of the Scientific Research Institute of the Panhellenic Medical Association Research.
Defence Minister Panos Kammenos is paying an official visit to Qatar with aim the strengthening of Greece's relations with the Emirate. Kammenos met with Prime Minister and Interior Minister of Qatar Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and with Hamad Bin Ali Al-Attiyah Minister of State for Defence.
Turkish authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for the eight soldiers who fled to Greece with an helicopter after the failed coup attempt in Turkey in July.
The EuroGroup released a statement on Greece and its talks during Thursday’s meeting. The full statement is as follows:
Boosting coastal ferry and airline services, restoring reputations and promoting North Aegean islands as prime tourism destinations were the priorities set on Wednesday, by the tourism and shipping ministries during a joint meeting that included officials from islands affected by the ongoing refugee crisis.
The Hellenic Chamber of Shipping announced the creation of “Maritime Hellas”, the first Greek maritime cluster with the aim of promoting the interests of the Greek shipping sector and maritime community sector and bringing together professionals active in the Blue Economy as well as all related fields.
Greece has achieved remarkable results and "we are not very far from achieving the goal," European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici commented on Thursday, in a press conference after Eurozone finance ministers met in Brussels. He expressed confidence that a swift resumption of talks on completing the second review was possible if everyone puts in "their best effort".
The demands put forward by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which require that Greece legislates now for measures that will be implemented after the end of the current bailout program are sidelining democratic values, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said on Thursday, after a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels.
Greece's competition authority on Thursday approved the acquisition of Marinopoulos’ supermarket stores by Sklavenitis, under conditions known to the public for the last two weeks.
Greek parties unanimously hailed the ruling of the Supreme Court on Thursday to reject an extradition request issued by Turkey for eight army officers who fled to Greece after the failed coup attempt last July, saying the rule of law has been upheld.
The tourism ministry is aiming to capitalize on Greece’s good performance in 2016 by opening up to new markets, extending the tourism season to include winter and autumn, and attracting higher income tourists, Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said on Wednesday.
Farmers throughout the country took to the roads with their tractors on Wednesday and made preparations to escalate protest action in the coming days. Among others, farmers are demanding that the government roll back new measures increasing their taxes and social insurance contributions.
The institutions are currently examining the conditions the IMF will accept to finance the Greek programme ahead of the Eurogroup meeting that will start at 16:00 (Athens time) in Brussels.
South Aegean was awarded "European Region of Gastronomy 2019" promoting Greece, the Aegean and the Greek tourism at an international level.