A Greek owned hotel chain is expanding to northern Iraq through its most recent addition Civitel Erbil, planned to open this Spring.

An announcement from the Region of Attica local government notes that statistics showing an impressive rise of tourism in Attica, for the first time in a decade, justify the choice of using the “Athens Live” marketing strategy.

Multimillionaire investor George Soros is no stranger to charity. His institute has contributed to many liberal causes, charities and other institutions in the US and around the world. Lately, Greece has come into Mr. Soros' focus. Last month, his institute donated free gas for schools with underprivileged children in northern Greece.

The port of Thessaloniki is one of the busiest in southeast Europe, with huge amounts of shipments being transported daily from all over Europe, Asia and the middle east. In order for the port to be fully operational, transportation to nearby capitals is paramount.