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33 million tourists visited Greece in 2018 creating 16 billion revenues, the Bank of Greece said in its report published on Wednesday. The report includes detailed data on balance of travel services, travel receipts, inbound traveller flows, overnight stays, cruises and travel services by region. Five regions accounted for the …
Read More »My Prefect Greek Soutzoukakia: Smyrna Meatballs with cumin and green olives
It is one of the most delicious Greek dishes with ground meat: Soutzoukakia Smyrneika Σουτζουκάκια Σμυρνέϊκα or simply Smyrna Meatballs. They are flavored with cumin and garlic, fried and then simmered in tomato-wine sauce. Greek refugees from Asia Minor introduced the dish to the Greek cuisine after the 1920 and …
Read More »Greek state cuts by 50% the interest rate it pays to citizens and businesses
The Greek state decided to cut by 50% the interest rate it has to pay to citizens and business due to delays in paying its debt. According to an voted amendment the interest rate is reduced to 3% from currently 6%. In its statement to justify the cut the State …
Read More »Greek Air Force
The Greek Air Force ‘clocked up’ more than 220 flying hours – beyond their main operational mission – in order to transport, mainly, residents of the islands of the Aegean and the Ionian Seas, to hospitals in urban centres, but also performing search and rescue missions, as well as fire fighting. …
Read More »Turkish military rejects Greek accusations dolphins death linked to naval drill (video)
The Turkish Armed Forces defended itself against accusations from Greek Marine Conservation Institute Archipelagos that its naval exercises have been behind a recent spike in the number of dolphin deaths. On Tuesday, the military posted on Twitter a video and photographs of dolphins happily accompanying vessels during naval exercises. Extremely …
Read More »Air France, KLM and Sky Express aggreement
Air France and KLM signed a collaboration agreement with the Greek Sky Express company. With this agreement, the three companies strengthen their commercial co-operation between Paris, Amsterdam and the Greek islands, through a coordinated sales system. Customers can now book round trips connecting Paris-Charles de Gaulle or Amsterdam-Schiphol with 24 Greek …
Read More »Donousa, the first Aegean island to ban single use plastic
The island of Donousa will be the first in the Aegean Sea that will ban single use plastic in an effort to protect the marine environment and reduce marine pollution.. Under the initiative “Sea Change Greek Islands,” sponsored by the Athanasios K. Laskaridis Public Benefit Foundation and under the auspices …
Read More »Real estate transactions increased by 42% in 2018, Public Revenues Authority says
Real estate property transactions recorded an increase of 42 percent 2018, totaling 26,700 compared with 18,800 in the previous year, Greece’s Independent Authority for Public Revenues (AADE) said in a report. The increase offers strong signs of a revival in the domestic real estate market,the report stressed. Short-term property leases …
Read More »FinMin Tsakalotos confirms early repayment to IMF; Greece to use ‘cash buffer’
Greece’s Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos confirmed that Greece is planning to repay the loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) earlier than their maturity. Speaking to Radio Thessaloniki 94.5 FM on Tuesday Tsakalotos noted that the IMF loans are “very expensive debt”. He pointed out that approximately 3.5-4.0 billion euros …
Read More »Gourmet Waters
The 3rd “Gourmet Waters” International Contest AVPA 2019 took place, in Paris France, on the 1st April, (Agency for the Valorization of Agricultural Products) According to the organisers -“Water has no smell in the absence of volatile contaminants. However gourmet water has a specific taste, corresponding to the characteristics of …
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