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Kefalogianni signs tourism pact with Canadian ambassador

Kefalogianni signs tourism pact with Canadian ambassador

File photo. Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and Canadian Ambassador Anna-Karine Asselin signed a memorandum of understanding on tourism cooperation on Thursday. The memorandum provides the exchange of data and information on innovation, digitization, tourism investment, education, vocational training, tourism promotion, development in the global tourism market, and new tourism products and services. Greece and Canada …

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Accor cancels plans for two hotels on Mykonos

Accor cancels plans for two hotels on Mykonos

[Shutterstock] French hospitality group Accor will present its estimates on tourism and its sustainability in Greece, insisting to Kathimerini that the country is still very important to its plans, a few weeks after announcing the cancellation of projects for two hotels on Mykonos. Accor cited water shortage and fire risks as the main reasons for …

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Greek real estate luring foreign investors

Greek real estate luring foreign investors

Greece remains a prime destination for foreign property buyers, despite significant price increases in recent years, according to a report by British investment migration firm Astons. The country’s tax residency transfer programs and the Golden Visa scheme continue to offer attractive incentives, particularly for non-dom residents, retirees from northern Europe and investors from the US …

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Lawyer representing Tempe victims’ families requests Karamanlis’ reports on railway safety

Lawyer representing Tempe victims’ families requests Karamanlis’ reports on railway safety

[Shutterstock] Loukas Apostolidis, a lawyer representing some of the Tempe victims’ families, requested on Thursday that the appellate investigator provide the reports former transport minister Kostas Karamanlis submitted to the European Commission. “His primary responsibility was to submit an annual report to the European Commission, confirming that the safety and interoperability systems were in …

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Man found dead inside Omonia short-term rental apartment

Man found dead inside Omonia short-term rental apartment

[File photo] A man was found dead inside a short-term rental apartment in Athens’ central Omonia district on Thursday. According to Kathimerini sources, the apartment owner alerted police early Thursday afternoon alleging he discovered the man tied to a bed with a bag over his head. Authorities have launched an investigation into the case. Source …

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A turning point for Syria’s Kurds?

A turning point for Syria’s Kurds?

A deal signed earlier this week by Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and the commander in chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazlum Kobane, is viewed by many as a turning point for Syria’s Kurds. It also comes amid escalating violence across Syria which has cast serious doubts over al-Sharaa’s ability to earn the …

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Former metropolitan bishop dies aged 91

Former metropolitan bishop dies aged 91

The former Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Thessaloniki, Anthimos, has died. He was 91 years old, according to state broadcaster ERT. Born Dionysis Rousas in the Peloponnesian village of Salmoni in 1934, Anthimos was ordained in 1964, a year after graduating from the Athens School of Theology, and became a bishop in 1974, originally for …

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Archdiocese of America signs cooperation agreement with FHW

Archdiocese of America signs cooperation agreement with FHW

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Foundation of the Hellenic World (FHW) have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote and showcase Greek history, culture and the Orthodox Christian heritage. According to the state-run Athens-Macedonia News Agency (AMNA), the partnership will promote cultural and educational initiatives by leveraging the extensive expertise and technological …

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