As part of its 2016-2020 tourism promotion plan, the South Aegean Region presented on Rhodes last week its new digital communication strategy which includes extensive social media actions as well as a central digital platform through which islands belonging to the group can build and market their image and offerings.

There will be no intercity train services in Greece from Holy Saturday until Easter Monday as employees of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) have called a strike in response to the government’s plans to privatize the Greek railway operator TRAINOSE.

Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan called for a collective global response to the growing refugee crisis, explaining that its impact is much greater than any one country or any one region’s capacity to cope.

A huge effort is under way in the port of Piraeus in order to deter the sinking of the ship "Panagia Tinou".