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Greece
Data Shows More Tourists Came to Greece in 2019 But Stayed for Fewer Days
The Hellenic (Greek) Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) published new data on Friday regarding the number of tourists who visited Greece between January and September of 2019, revealing some interesting information about this year's tourism trends.
In particular, ELSTAT's data for the...
Greece
Greek Mobile Companies Pledge to Change Internet Data Charges Following Meeting with PM
Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a meeting with representatives of mobile phone companies at the Prime Minister's residence of Maximos Mansion on Friday.
According to sources, the meeting focused on the digital transformation of the country, Greece's low performance in terms of global...
Greece
2,152 New Migrants Arrive on Greek Shores in First Two Weeks of November
An additional 2,152 migrants and refugees arrived on the shores of Greece from November 1 to November 14, 2019, according to official data.
More specifically, and according to the announcement made by the North Aegean Police Directorate General, the island...
Greece
Passenger Traffic in Greek Airports Rises Even Further in 2019
Passenger traffic in Greek airports grew by 5.1 percent in the period from January - October this year, totaling 60,262,301 passengers, the Greek Civil Aviation Authority said in a report on Thursday.
This figure is an increase from the 57,350,192...
Greece
EU Court Slams Eastern States While Migrant Crisis in Greece and Italy Escalates
Official data on the numbers of new arrivals of refugees and migrants on the islands of the Northern Aegean in Greece was made public on Friday, November 1.
A staggering 6,868 new migrant arrivals were recorded in the region of...
Greece
Data Show 1,517 Fires Broke Out Across Greece in August
According to a study conducted by Andrianos Gourbatsis, which was published on Monday, a total of 1,517 fires broke out across Greece from August 1 to August 31, 2019. Gourbatsis is a a retired General of the Greek Fire...
Greece
Record-High August Passenger Traffic at Athens' International Airport
The month of August saw the highest passenger traffic ever in the history of Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, according to the latest figures released on Tuesday.
More specifically, between August 1 and August 31, the international airport serving the Greek...
Economy
Greece and Cyprus Record EU's Largest Quarterly Employment Increase
According to the latest data collected by Eurostat, the nations of Cyprus and Greece recorded the largest increase in employment in the entirety of the EU during the second quarter of 2019.
More specifically, Cyprus recorded a 0.7 percent increase in...
Economy
Greece Remains First in the EU in Unemployment Among University Graduates
Τhe Center for the Development of Educational Policy of the General Confederation of Workers of Greece (KANEP-GSEE) published a study in Thessaloniki recently in which it shows that unemployment among young Greek university graduates remains very high, after nearly...
Economy
Greek Economy Grew by 1.9% During Second Quarter of 2019
The Greek economy grew by 1.9 percent during the second quarter of 2019, compared to the corresponding period in 2018, the Greek Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced on Wednesday.
The statistics service also announced that Greek GDP rose 0.8 percent in...