Works for the Archaeological Museum of Zakynthos in the area of Lazaretta are moving rapidly. The new museum is expected to be constructed it the premises of the abandoned PPC plant near the city of Zakynthos.
The government will submit to parliament on Tuesday a bill for the approval of the concession agreement with COSCO that allows the shipping giant to acquire a majority stake in Piraeus Port (OLP), following fast-track procedures, parliament resident Nikos Voutsis announced.
President of Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos unequivocally condemned the terrorist attack at Ataturk Airport of Istanbul on Tuesday.
Orthodox church leaders from around the world on Sunday called for the protection of religious minorities in the war-torn Middle East at a rare global meeting that also warned against the “moral dilemmas” of rapid scientific progress.
The United Kingdom’s vote for Brexit creates new conditions and facts for Greek tourism, according to the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE).
The dwindling rate of the British pound and the possibility of imposed customs duties may impact foreign trade between Greece and the UK, leading to a potential loss of some 2.3 billion euros and of 2 billion euros in tourism, the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PPCI) warned recently referring to the Britons’ decision last week to exit the EU.
The leader of Potami, Stavros Theodorakis, said on Monday his party will not support the government’s proposal for a change in the electoral system, arguing it will lead to political instability.
A large wildfire in the area of Dervenohoria in Boeotia, central Greece, is raging uncontrollably towards three different directions after strong winds rekindled the flames, the fire brigade said on Monday evening.
The national policy should focus on primary surpluses of 2 pct after 2018, main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview with Star TV late on Monday.
The port of Piraeus and the former Elliniko airport will have been decongested from refugees and migrants by July 20, Shipping Minister Thodoris Dritsas said in an event on the refugee issue on Monday.
The new landscape in Europe after the Britons’ decision to leave the EU dominated a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the president of the European Council Martin Schulz on Tuesday, according to government sources.
Olympiakos will sign Anorthosis Famagusta's Cypriot defensive/left midfielder Konstantinos Laifis and then lend him to Standard Liege, according to his compatriots.
This summer, National Geographic will bring an extraordinary cultural experience to Washington, D.C. THE GREEKS: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great is an exceptional journey through 5,000 years of Greek history and culture. This exhibition features more than 500 priceless treasures—many of which have never been on display outside of Greece. Washington, D.C. is the only east coast museum to host the exhibit. We expect to draw visitors from New York to Richmond for this exhibition, as it is the largest and most comprehensive survey of Greek culture in a generation.
The president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Andreas Andreadis, expects last minute bookings to Greece to be affected from the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union.