Tourism
Business
Greek Hotel Group to Operate New Luxury Hotel in Kurdistan
Located in the very heart of Erbil, the largest city and capital of the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq, a brand new hotel providing five-star (5*) services and hospitality to its guests aims to change the image of one...
Greece
Turkish PM Davutoglu in Athens Amid Heavy Security Measures
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrived in Athens a few minutes after 3:30 pm accompanied by nine of his cabinet's Ministers, in order to participate in the 3rd Greek-Turkish High Level Cooperation Council, to be held over two days...
Economy
Film Industry Could Lead to Greek Economy Growth
A new study conducted by the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) think tank and the Hellenic Film Academy (HFA) suggests that Greece needs to offer incentives to domestic and foreign film production companies so that they wish to shoot within the country....
events
Chinese Delegation Promotes Beijing in Athens
A delegation aiming to boost arrivals from Greece to Beijing arrived in Athens to present Chinese culture to Greeks and showcase Beijing’s beauty, November 21. Fotis Provatas, Athens City Council President, and Yu Depin, Deputy Director of Beijing Municipal Commission...
Greece
Greek Govt Ministers Preparing for Upcoming Greco-Turkish Cooperation Council [Video]
Under the presidency of Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, the third Supreme Council of Greek–Turkish Cooperation will meet on December 5 and 6 in Athens and government Vice President and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos asked the...
Business
Greece Depends On Chinese Investments
Last August, when Xi Jinping, the president of China, made an unofficial one-night stopover on the island of Rhodes while traveling to Brazil for a summit of leading emerging markets, Greece’s president and premier flew from Athens to ensure...
Business
Moscow Times: Greek Fur Industry Suffers From Russian Sanctions
“Greece's fur coat industry, suffering from a drought of Russian buyers, is terrified that the sanction tit-for-tat between Moscow and the West over Ukraine could destroy its business altogether,” reported a recent Moscow Times article.
Despite its hot Mediterranean climate, Greece sold 136,446 fur coats -...
Cyprus
Hungarian Enterpreneur Plans to Turn Paphos into Dubai
A Hungarian entrepreneur is planning to invest 7.5 billion euros in order to turn Paphos into a luxury tourist destination that resembles Dubai. His ambitious plans include the construction of an artificial island, as well as three or four large...
Greece
Job Opportunities in Greece
Despite the negative outlook for many professions in Greece, there are sectors that offer many opportunities and are expected to generate jobs in the future.
According to "Kathimerini" newspaper, the sectors that have resisted the financial crisis and are expected...
Greece
Hydra: The Cosmopolitan Greek Island Where No Cars Are Allowed
Hydra is one of the most picturesque Greek islands. It is located very close to Athens, just off the coast of Peloponnese in the Aegean Sea, between the Saronic and Argolic Gulfs. The island is easily accessible by boat or hydrofoil,...