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Greece to Open International Bidding for Hellinikon Casino in October

The Greek government announced on Thursday that the long-delayed opening of the bidding process for the lone casino license of the €8 billion Hellinikon resort project will be take place on October 4. Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis said...

Kick-Starting Stalled Investments Will Give Much-Needed Boost to Greek Economy

Greece’s financial crisis is still affecting the hopes and dreams of the people that live in the country, as it has been in economic turmoil for most of the last decade. Greece’s GDP shrunk 26% in the span of eight...

Greek Government Vows to Speed Up Hellinikon Project

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a meeting concerning the development of the former Hellinikon airport on Thursday with representatives of Lamda Development, the firm in charge of the stalled project. The aim of the government, according to Development Minister Adonis...

Greece's Highest Court Lifts Obstacles to Hellinikon Development

Greece's highest administrative court, the Council of State, on Tuesday issued a series of rulings which remove obstacles to the multi-million-euro development of the former Athens airport plot at Hellinikon. The development at Hellinikon, regarded as the largest urban regeneration...

Archaeological Council Approves Environmental Study for ''The Hellinikon Project''

The Central Archaeological Council of Greece (KAS) gave a green light on Wednesday to the environmental study for the project formally called the "Implementation of the Integrated Development Plan of the Metropolitan Pole of Elliniko - Agios Kosmas." The plan,...

Eldorado Gold Chief Says Elections a Catalyst for Investment in Greece

Eldorado Gold President and CEO George Burns said this week that the upcoming general elections in Greece will be the catalyst for the mining company's investment in the country. The statement was made during a teleconference with analysts in regard...

Greece Opens Bidding for Hellenikon Casino

The Hellenic Gaming Commission announced on Friday that they would begin to accept bids for a license for a casino  to be opened at Hellinikon. The gaming facility would be part of the 8 billion euro project to develop Athens’ vast former...

Greece Sets Terms for Casino Licensing

The terms and conditions for the operation of casinos in Greece are included in an amendment being brought up on for discussion in the Greek Parliament on Thursday. The amendment will be presented by the country's Finance Ministry. Passage of...

Greece's Opposition Leader Pledges to Unblock Huge Investment Projects

Greece's opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged to issue permits for the mining project in Skouries, northern Greece, in his very first month in office and push for the development of the site of the former Athens Airport of Hellinikon. In...

Elliniko Project Hits New Snag as Residents Lodge Appeal

The long-delayed development of the old Athens airport in Elliniko has hit another snag as hundreds of residents launch a legal challenge. The Council of State, Greece's highest administrative court, will now have to revisit the case a few months after it gave...