Greece, the United States and South Korea have signed a €1.35 billion trilateral agreement to transform the Elefsina shipyards into a naval defense and submarine construction hub for the Eastern Mediterranean, with the deal expected to generate up to 10,000 jobs and contribute 0.8 percent annually to Greece's GDP over the next five to seven years.

The developments surrounding the port of Elefsina - Eleusis are rapid, and according to government sources, it is now on track to become a second major national hub, capable of operating in parallel and in certain sectors in competition with the port of Piraeus.

The '2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture' program kicks off with a weekend of special opening events, at the coastal front of Elefsina, west Attica, on Saturday, February 4.