Greece
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Acropolis Among Worst Destinations for Overtourism as per CNN
As an extremely popular archaeological hotspot, the Acropolis saw a monumental surge in tourism over the summer months in an upward turn for the travel sector post-Covid as reported by CNN.
After years of pandemic-induced declines in tourist numbers across...
Greece
Outcry on Social Media Forces CNN to Change Misleading Headline on Greece
Reporting on Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou's recent visit to the Greek Island of Kastellorizo on the 77th anniversary of its liberation from the Nazis, CNN published an article with the headline: "Greek President Provokes Turkey by Visiting Tiny Island...
Diplomacy
PM Mitsotakis Tells CNN Turkish Behavior Threatens Stability of Eastern Mediterranean
In a Wednesday television interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke at length about Turkey's continued aggression in the Eastern Mediterranean, declaring that it must stop its continued provocations before any talks can take place...
Greece
CNN Amazed by Greece's Patmos, the Island of Revelation
John Malathronas, CNN's travel editor was amazed by all he saw on his recent visit to the Greek island of Patmos which he reffered to as: The island where the end of the world begun. The island of the Apocalypse.
The...
Economy
Minister Nikos Pappas Boasts of Greek Success Story in CNN Interview (video)
Greece will exit from the supervision of its creditors and manage to stand on her own two feet by August 2018, said Nikos Pappas, minister of Digital Telecommunications and Information Policy.
Speaking from Washington DC to CNN on Thursday, Pappas,...
Greece
President Pavlopoulos to CNN's Christiane Amanpour: The Biggest Challenge of Our Times Is to Combat Inequality
Greece's President Prokopis Pavlopoulos spoke in an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, on Thursday regarding many predominant issues facing Greece and Europe and what he feels needs to be done to better society.
“Europe will exist with one face, one...
Greece
CNN: Two More ISIS Terrorists Would Have Participated in Paris Attack But Were Held in Greece
Two arrested Islamic State terrorists would have participated in the Paris bloody attacks, but were held in Greece because of their fake passports, a CNN report says.
The two suspected ISIS operatives are identified as Algerian-born Adel Haddadi and his...
Greece
CNN launches Greek Edition of Webpage
CNN has officially launched the Greek edition of their website, via a collaboration with DPG Digital Media, a Greek company that develops media brands.
CNN.gr includes news and video footage about Greece and the world. The webpage is in the Greek language.
“The...
Greece
CNN in Partnership With DPG Digital Media to Launch CNN.gr
International English-language cable, satellite, IPTV and digital terrestrial television channel CNN International (CNNI) has already planned its next big venture.
The company, owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner, will cooperate with DPG Digital Media in an effort...
Economy
Greek FinMin to CNN: Electorate Excited with New Deal
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said the electorate is excited with the new deal when he spoke to CNN a few hours before sending the final list of reforms by the Greek government to its European partners.
Mr. Varoufakis spoke to...
Greece
Antikythera Shipwreck Featured on CNN
In the azure waters off the rocky coast of Antikythera, a remote island in the Mediterranean with a population of less than 50, lies one of history's most intriguing shipwrecks, CNN reports.
In 1900, sponge divers from the Greek island...
Greece
CNN Tribute to Greek Seaplane Service
CNN recently made a tribute to the services of the Hellenic Seaplanes company for its aim to connect more than 100 locations throughout Greece by 2016. The first routes will be launched in May 2015.
The company was founded in...
Greece
Greek Island Folegandros Charms CNN
The Greek island Folegandros is included on CNN's list of seven most beautiful villages in Europe. In fact, CNN compares Folegandros with the famous island of Santorini, saying though, that Folegandros is better.
According to the website of CNN, "Santorini's...
Greece
Turkish CNN Journalist Spends Time in Pylos Presenting its Beauties to a Large Audience
A CNN Turkish host was found in Messinia for the show he hosts, showcasing Pylos -which was presented for almost half an hour- a special advertisement to the large Turkish audience.
The journalist visited the port, the city and the...
Economy
CNN Report on Unemployment Tormenting Greek Youth
CNN reported yesterday on unemployment, increasing suicide rates, migration and rising criminality in Greece by featuring six young Greeks and their personal interpretations and answers to the deepening debt crisis.
Maria Papapanagiotaki and Aristotle Skalizos have been dating each other...