Israelis, Americans, French and Cypriots are just some of the foreign visitors who visited the renovated Agora Modiano, in the centre of Thessaloniki, in its first two months of operation. Most of them "searched" not only for food and products, but also for the history hidden in the buidling.

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, currently on an official visit to Greece, on Wednesday declared the start of a conference on agriculture organised by the Dutch embassy in Greece in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, expressing pride that Greece had chosen the Netherlands as a partner in its path toward the future of agriculture, sustainability and the transition to a green economy.

The government will unveil a comprehensive development plan for Thessaloniki that will comprise over 30 projects leading up to 2030, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday, speaking from the northern city.