Although the Greek government will pay for the country’s first official mosque in the Athens neighborhood of Votanikos, it will not allow a minaret, Foreign Minister Avramopoulos stated in a letter sent to the Parliament, following a report of the independent MP Nikos Nikolopoulos. Avramopoulos said that the mosque, which have a capacity of 350, [...]
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Thessaloniki Metro Passes Ancient Finds
There has been a long debate on the Thessaloniki railway network excavations and whether Thessaloniki’s Pompeii will be saved instead of being covered by the new metro network. Since the proceedings of the railway began, many findings came to light, such as 3,000 graves, 5,000 vessels, 1,500 pieces of jewelry, a basilica dating from the [...]
Dendias Says Greeks Aren’t Xenophobes
Defending Greece’s roundup of immigrants suspected of being in the country unlawfully, Greek Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias, during a trip to New York, told CNN International that, “The Greek society is not xenophobic at all, rather the opposite.” He spoke to CNN about Greek strikes, social unrest and xenophobia. Asked about the rising numbers [...]
Faliro’s Cruise Port Plan Draws Fire
Greece is planning to develop a new port for cruise ships between the Peace and Friendship Stadium and the Faliro Delta, not far from the main port of Piraeus, according to the Minister of Development’s Special Secretary for Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), Nikolaos Mantzoufas. Deputy Minister of Development Notis Mitarakis revealed during his speech at [...]
Three Historic School Buildings in Danger of Demolition
Three schools with rich architectural and educational history are now abandoned and in danger of demolition, at the same time the International Day for Monuments and Sites on April 18, 2013 is devoted to the Heritage of Education. The buildings, which are located near the two central buildings of Marasleios Pedagogical Academy, the Neoclassical building [...]
Greece Reaches Deal To Begin Highways
Greece’s government has reached a financial settlement with contractors to unfreeze the construction of four, multi-billion-euro toll roads, the country’s biggest infrastructure project. The global financial crisis and harsh austerity measures being imposed by the governmentonthe orders of international lenders has cut the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by about 20 percent in three years [...]
Greek Public Compensates Florina’s Casino
Under the Council of State’s final decision, the Greek Public will have to pay €24 million compensation to the Casino of the city of Florina in Greece. The illegal behavior of public institutions and ministers resulted in the Casino’s non-functioning. Licenses were approved in 1994 and granted in 1995. The Florina Casino Consortium completed the [...]
Plato Academy Surroundings Redefined
The Greek Council of State has ruled that proposed structures near the archeological site of Plato’s Academy must be limited in size according to article 24 of the Constitution, which refers to the protection of archaeological sites. The reduction of the building rate and height of the buildings of the archeological site of this specific [...]
Pedestrian, Archaeological Links For Athens
Two new rambling roads and green respite areas, along with archaeological and Byzantine research sites will be soon constructed in Athens. The first one is almost ready. It is the site of the Lyceum of Aristotle in Rigillis Street, which soon will open its doors to the public. The second is the surrounding area of [...]
Poor Infrastructure Undercuts Greek Tourism
After three years of negative foreign media reports and commentary about Greece, directly affecting the tourism industry of the country, “restoring” the image of the country this year is the first priority for the Ministry of Tourism and the Greek National Tourism Organisation Organization, although its campaign is already lagging. It seems that one of [...]
Posidonia Sea Tourism Sets Sail
According to ‘posidoniaseatourism’ official website, the 2nd Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum, will be held in Athens, on May 28-29. As with the 1st Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum, the conference will consist of specialized sessions on cruising, yachting and coastal shipping. Among the subjects to be addressed in the cruise sessions are industry development and growth [...]
Piraeus Port to Be Upgraded
Safety issues and matters of better services to cruise passengers were discussed in a meeting at the Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) in view of the summer season, which for most companies begins on March 15. OLP announced that there will be an aesthetic upgrade of the platforms such as labeling information, different color sections per destination and the [...]
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- Open Call for Greek Designers May 19, 2013
- Greece Celebrates International Museum Day on May 18 May 18, 2013
- Edessa Cherries, Wine For Gastronomy Fair May 17, 2013
- Greek Choreographers Festival In Thessaloniki May 17, 2013
