Hania, Corfu and Santorini traffic grows
The first passenger traffic figures for the start of the summer season reflect different trends in popular Greek destinations. Source link
Tempe tunnels to close for five days for maintenance work
The tunnels in the Tempe area of Central Greece will close to traffic in both directions for five days, due to maintenance work and an upgrading of electronic systems, the General Regional Police Directorate of Thessaly said Saturday. Source link
IMF: Greece’s tax reforms offer valuable lessons for other countries
Though in some ways unique, Greece’s experience offers a profoundly valuable and widely-applicable lesson, according to an International Monetary Fund report. Source link
Turkish threat of war over sea border affirmed
An adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed Friday that Turkey’s threat of war if Greece extends its sea territory to 12 nautical miles from the current 6 is still part of Turkey’s policy. Source link
Eurovision final takes the stage amid Gaza boycott
The Eurovision Song Contest’s final takes place in Vienna on Saturday, with the organizers hoping the annual show of glitz and Europop will be a success despite five countries’ withdrawal over Israel taking part. The run-up to the event – a kitsch and usually good-natured competition between pop acts from countries across Europe and beyond, …
Vertical Corridor expansion with North Macedonia, Serbia
The Fourth Ministerial Meeting on Energy and Interconnectivity in Southeast Europe was concluded on Friday in Athens, with the participation of ministers and representatives responsible for energy affairs from Greece, Serbia, North Macedonia and Bulgaria, agreeing to see to the expansion of the Vertical Corridor to the western Balkans, too. Source link
Helleniq Energy: Ionian Sea exploratory drilling may be expedited
The possibility of accelerating an exploratory drilling project in the Ionian Sea was indicated in the briefing to analysts on Helleniq Energy’s first-quarter financial results. Source link
Pierrakakis to attend G7 finance ministers meeting in Paris
Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis, who is Greece’s finance minister, is going to Paris on Monday to participate in the meeting of the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors (May 18-19) under the French presidency. Source link
‘Museums uniting a divided world’
IMD events are scheduled over the weekend and next week, highlighting to all people, young and old, the role museums do and can play. Source link
Compensation for livestock in Cyprus
Cyprus authorities say they will spend more than €35.6 million compensating livestock farmers. Source link