Police have launched a manhunt for two suspects who fled on a motorbike after failing to comply with a police stop for inspection in the Keratsini area of western Piraeus on Saturday the suspects abandoned a bag near the scene of the attempted stop which was later found to contain three hand grenades Bomb disposal experts were immediately dispatched to the intersection of Anapafseos and Platonos streets to secure the area Traffic in the vicinity has been rerouted as a precaution Enter your information below to receive our weekly newsletters with the latest insights opinion pieces and current events straight to your inbox Today's print edition Home Delivery For Athens restaurant owner Christos Kapetanakis but now he faces what he calls "a second rent" as soaring electricity bills slash profits and force him to raise prices Kapetanakis pays between 3,000 and €3,800 ($3,083-$3,905) a month on power up 40% since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and triggered a European energy crisis Electricity used to amount to 3% of monthly turnover and now it's more like 15% he said.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); will lead Greece to become less competitive compared to other Mediterranean countries," he said from his restaurant in the historic Plaka neighborhood In a time of both misinformation and too much information quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing Your subscription plan doesn't allow commenting. To learn more see our FAQ Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division A consignment sent from Northern Macedonia to the Greek port of Piraeus to be loaded onto a ship sailing for Israel was blocked by protesting port workers belonging to the ENEDEP Greek Union of Cargo Handling Workers The port workers claimed the container carried arms bound for Israel "Reuters" reported that the consignment comprised 21 tons of ammunition The cargo had been due to be loaded aboard a Marshall islands-flagged ship bound for Haifa port A Greek Coast Guard spokesperson told the Balkan Insight (BIRN) website "The vehicle was transferred to the Port Authority of Keratsini which is conducting a preliminary investigation." one of the leading container terminals in the Mediterranean and is a fully controlled subsidiary of Chinese company Cosco Shipping which "Globes" revealed in January had agreed to the Houthi demands not to visit Israeli ports "We do not have jurisdiction regarding cargo but the Greek authorities and primarily the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy do We have a contractual obligation only to allow the cargo to be transported based on safety rules," Nina Argyropoulou The Ministry of Maritime Affairs told BIRN that it cannot comments on the issue but confirmed that the cargo is currently kept at the Port of Keratsini "Reuters" reported that an arrest warrant had been issued against the Greek port workers leader In a Facebook post the Greek ports union said "It's time to shout loudly that we won't allow Piraeus port to become a war springboard We fight for peace and say no to Greece's participation in the war!" the port workers sprayed "Murderers get out of the port," on the Israel-bound container while chanting "Free Palestine." This is not the first such incident was transporting military materiel to Israel Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on October 20 © Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. with trawlers disgorging crates of sardines and anchovies as trucks await nearby to be loaded Lefteris Arapakis sorts out a different sort of haul: bottles all dragged from the bed of the Aegean Sea “We are swimming in plastic,” said Arapakis whose family has fished for five generations By 2050 “there will be more plastic than fish” in the sea That morning’s plastic catch “weighs about 100kg,” said Arapakis a 29-year-old economist and cofounder of Enaleia an nongovernmental organization that encourages fishers to collect marine litter caught in their nets it has worked with more than 1,200 fishers in Greece to raise awareness over the degradation of the maritime environment The seabed litter does not only come from Greece Enaleia provides fishers with large bags for marine waste that they can deposit in dumpsters once back at port For every kilogram of plastic they deliver who was in Paris this week for global talks on limiting plastic pollution Representatives of 175 nations are meeting at the UNESCO headquarters to reach an agreement by next year covering the entire plastics life cycle fishing crews affiliated with Enaleia have dragged out 20 tonnes of plastic and fishing equipment each month Nearly 600 tonnes have been collected over the past five years The collected plastic is transported to a recycling plant in the industrial area of Megara to be turned into pellets to make new products such as socks Next in line are high and low-density plastics — 12.5 percent and 8 percent respectively Recycling marine waste is a “challenge” because the plastic is degraded by its exposure underwater recycling plant Skyplast sales manager Hana Pertot said Enaleia began as a fishing school created by Arapakis after he lost his job during the 2016 Greek financial crisis It was originally created to help his father recruit personnel for his trawler Arapakis said he embarked on the Mediterranean Cleanup project after a trip to Greece’s Cyclades islands where he saw fishers throwing the waste gathered by their nets back into the sea the UN Environment Programme awarded Arapakis its Young Champion of the Year in Europe prize He said he thinks that there has been a “mentality change” among Greece’s fishers All waste was thrown into the sea,” said Mokhtar Mokharam the team leader on Arapakis’ family’s boat There are practical benefits for fishing boats the anchor often snagged on waste of all kinds and the engine would go out,” said Nikolaos Mentis and has been an Enaleia contributor for the past five years Climate change mainly affects people on low incomes,” he said Now they are part of the solution — which means that any citizen or politician can contribute,” he added Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Greece — In the west of the Greek capital Athens the fish market of Keratsini is abuzz early in the morning Lefteris Arapakis sorts out a different sort of haul — bottles "We are swimming in plastic," said Arapakis "there will be more plastic than fish" in the sea That morning's plastic catch weighed "about 100 kilograms" said the 29-year-old economist and co-founder of Enaleia a nonprofit that encourages fishermen to collect marine litter caught in their nets it has worked with more than 1,200 fishermen in Greece to raise awareness over the degradation of the maritime environment The seabed litter does not come only from Greece Enaleia provides fishermen with large bags for marine waste that they can deposit in dumpsters once back at port Representatives of 175 nations met at the UNESCO headquarters with the aim of making progress toward reaching an agreement by next year covering the entire plastics life cycle fishing crews affiliated with Enaleia have dragged out 20 metric tons of plastic and old fishing equipment each month Nearly 600 tons have been collected over the last five years The collected plastic is transported to a recycling plant in the industrial area of Megara near Keratsini Next in line are high — and low-density plastics at 12.5 percent and 8 percent respectively Recycling marine waste is a "challenge" because the plastic is degraded by its exposure underwater sales manager of the Skyplast recycling plant in Megara Arapakis said he embarked on the Mediterranean Cleanup project after a trip to Greece's Cyclades islands where he saw fishermen throwing the waste gathered by their nets back into the sea He is convinced there has been a "mentality change" among Greece's fishermen There are also practical benefits for fishing boats and the engine would go out," said Nikolaos Mentis who works out of Salamina island opposite Keratsini the founder of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party and his six closest henchmen were found guilty of operating a “criminal organisation” by a court in Athens Another 11 former MPs and dozens of hangers-on were at the same time found guilty of being members of their gang A crowd of several thousand gathered outside the court cheered when the verdict was announced George Simion will face Nicusor Dan, a mainstream candidate, in a run-off There are five luxuries it can no longer feasibly afford Friedrich Merz’s career is one of unforced errors and puzzling missteps Both Donald Trump and Ukraine’s diplomats will consider it a success The forensic report showing the time of death of 8 year old Romanian girl Olga in Keratsini Olga died on November 17 after she became wedged between the wall and an electric gate weighing one tonne as it slid closed at a factory premises Security footage contains disturbing images as the little girl remained trapped by the heavy gate without any aid Despite being seen by two or three employee of the factory the metal gate was allowed to slam closed on her body for a second time For 20 minutes the little girl seemed to be struggling to breathe but in a display of shocking indifference no one helped her One factory worker was captured on the footage passing by the girl as she struggled the worker is seen to return and instead of helping the child Another worker is seen prodding Olga’s body with his foot Medical help for Olga did not arrive for an hour and ten minutes after the incident by which time she was pronounced dead The time of death as contained in the forensic report reveals important information as to whether there had been time for witnesses who had stood by and watched the incident without aiding Olga to help and thereby potentially save her life 17:55:02:  Surveillance footage reportedly shows an employee passing by the little girl again being stuck between the door and the wall 17:57:13 The door finally opens and the girl falls to the ground talk to each other and walk away leaving the helpless girl behind 18:05 A car drives by the body of the little girl the factory workers leave the site following an order according to their depositions to investigators A worker is captured by the security camera At the same time he is talking on his mobile phone without it being clear if the driver sees the child At 18:34 the door closed again with little Olga becoming stuck again The death of the 8-year-old Romanian girl Olga was caused by suffocation and internal bleeding The medical examiner’s report states that the death of the child was slow and torturous Olga was trapped between the metal door and the wall for 70 minutes The girl’s family and their lawyer are claiming that the incident was racially motivated Read also: Stefanos Tsitsipas: I am not vaccinated yet but I will be Natalie Martin is editor and journalist at Greek City Times specialising in writing feature articles and exclusive interviews with Greek personalities and celebrities Natalie focuses on bringing authentic stories to life and crafting compelling narratives Her talent for storytelling and compassionate approach to journalism ensure that every article connects with readers around the world The 10-year anniversary of the murder of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas on Monday was marked with a large gathering in the Piraeus suburb of Keratsini where the artist was stabbed to death by a member of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn following an altercation in a local cafeteria The murder of 34-year-old Fyssas prompted authorities to launch a crackdown on the Golden Dawn, whose entire leadership has been found guilty of running a criminal organization On 24 September 2021 the Secretary-General of the Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy Konstantinos Aravossis and UNEP/MAP Coordinator Tatjana Hema met with Lefteris Arapakis, the UNEP Young Champion of the Earth for Europe (2020) The meeting took place on the premises of Enaleia It was followed by a visit to the fish market of Keratsini one of several sites in Greece and elsewhere in the Mediterranean basin where Enaleia works with fishers on fishing for plastic The visitors were presented with samples of by-catch plastic items brought on shore for recycling instead of being thrown back into the sea Enaleia is a non-profit social enterprise that combines action against plastic pollution of the marine environment with education within fishing communities “Our mission is to make the marine ecosystem sustainable by tackling both overfishing and plastic pollution,” Mr Mr. Aravossis praised Mr. Arapakis’s achievements as an example of action by the youth in support of efforts to meet the challenge of pollution in the Mediterranean. He also congratulated him on his recent selection as the Ambassador for the Mediterranean Coast for 2021-2022 (the official announcement was made two days later during an event marking Mediterranean Coast Day The UNEP/MAP Coordinator also congratulated Mr Arapakis noting that the prestigious title of Ambassador for the Mediterranean Coast comes with responsibilities “I am confident that you will be an excellent Ambassador for the Mediterranean Coast who will encourage youth in our region to contribute to the protection of the marine and coastal environment where the fish market is located on the docks of the local port the visiting delegations saw a peculiar catch: an array of plastic items of sundry shapes and sizes that fishers have caught in their net and brought back to the shore Enaleia has put in place a value-chain whereby plastic litter is recycled into high-quality clothing One fisher said that their intervention has generated a marked decrease in plastic litter in the fishing zones Another pledged wholehearted support to Mr “We will remove every single piece of plastic we can get our hands on,” the fisher told the visitors as a blue flag reading “I clean the sea” in Greek floated atop a vessel in the background Arapakis’s experience would be useful in enhancing and upscaling activities involving communities the Host Country of the UNEP/MAP Coordinating Unit supports the organization’s endeavour for healthy and productive Mediterranean ecosystems in the context of sustainable development On 27 September 2021 Mr. Aravossis represented Greece, the Host of the 2021 edition of Mediterranean Coast Day, in an online event organized by PAP/RAC and entitled: “Time to draw a line in the sand – a reflection for healthier Mediterranean coasts”. The Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) is a platform for regional cooperation in protecting and enhancing the marine and coastal environment while promoting sustainable development in the Mediterranean region © UNEP/MAP Terms of Use Privacy  Anti-fascist protests across Greece turn violentAPKERATSINI Greece (AP) — Violent clashes broke out in several Greek cities Wednesday after a musician described as an anti-fascist activist was stabbed to death by a man who said he belonged to the far-right Golden Dawn party drew condemnation from across Greece's political spectrum and from abroad While the extremist Golden Dawn has been blamed for numerous violent attacks in the past the overnight stabbing is the most serious violence so far directly attributed to a member Golden Dawn leader Nicholas Michaloliakos denied that the party had anything to do with the attack a hip-hop singer whose stage name was Killah P died in a state hospital early Wednesday after being stabbed twice outside a cafe in the Keratsini area west of Athens Police said a 45-year-old man arrested at the scene admitted to attacking Fyssas and said he belonged to Golden Dawn A knife with traces of blood was found near his car Clashes broke out Wednesday evening between riot police and thousands of protesters holding anti-fascist demonstrations in Fyssas' memory in Keratsini and another five cities violence broke out near the scene of the stabbing with hundreds of protesters attacking a nearby police station The confrontation lasted more than two hours with riot police using tear gas to repel youths who set fire to trash bins and smashed up sidewalks with hammers to throw rocks at police The clashes left a busy suburban road strewn with rocks and smoldering trash for several hundred meters (yards) Traffic outside the busy port of Piraeus was disrupted as police cordoned off streets to stop protesters from reaching the area Greek media also reported violent clashes in the western city of Patras the central city of Larissa and in Chania on the southern island of Crete Authorities said 41 people were detained in Keratsini friends of the victim and residents left flowers and candles at the spot of the attack The head of a small right-wing opposition party was briefly assaulted by protesters when he attempted to visit the site whose Socialist party is part of the coalition government said Golden Dawn had "violence as its priority and must be dealt with as a criminal organization." president of the Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament urged Greek authorities to examine banning the party altogether neo-Nazi hatred even goes as far as murdering political opponents This is shocking and intolerable by any standards and more so in a European Union country," he said The rights group Amnesty International called on authorities to prevent any further incidents "Politically motivated violence of this kind is unacceptable anywhere and history has shown the grim consequences if it goes unchecked," said Jezerca Tigani Amnesty's deputy Europe and Central Asia program director "The Greek authorities must send a clear message that attacks like this will not be tolerated." who was not named in accordance with Greek law appeared before a prosecutor Wednesday evening along with his wife who was arrested on suspicion of concealing evidence Another couple also appeared in court on similar charges Five prosecutors have been assigned to the case whose senior members have expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler although they deny being neo-Nazi won nearly 7 percent of the vote in 2012 general elections Recent opinion polls show its support has since risen to around 12 percent often clearly identifiable in black T-shirts and combat pants have been suspected of beatings and stabbings across the country two men identified as party sympathizers were arrested for the fatal stabbing of a Pakistani migrant worker But Wednesday's killing was the first attributed to a Golden Dawn member and the most severe attributed to political rather than racial motives "I am shaken by the event," said Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias who cancelled a visit to Rome scheduled for Thursday The killing and other recent violent incidents "show in the clearest possible way the intentions of the neo-Nazi creation." said his party "unreservedly condemns the murder of the 34-year-old at Keratsini and denies any involvement of the party." "All the political parties must assume their responsibilities and not create a climate of civil war giving a political character to a tragic event," he said Police spokesman Christos Parthenis said the suspect drove to the scene of an altercation between two groups of people Friends of the victim told Greek media they had been attacked by a large group of men as they left the cafe Golden Dawn lawmaker Michalis Avranitis offered a different version of events saying the victim and the suspect had initially argued about a soccer match has declared himself to be a member of Golden Dawn But Golden Dawn has 1 million supporters," Avranitis said in Parliament two drunken idiots have a fight and someone is stabbed should we look at their ideology and blame that?" Students at the 2nd Elementary School of Kallithea in Pendeli say they like their new sustainable school soundproof doors and insulated floors are but some of the cutting-edge bioclimatic architecture technologies that have been introduced at 24 school buildings in Attica thanks to a public-private partnership (PPP) initiative The noise of the children’s footsteps in the corridors is absorbed by a special floor cover the doors have a mechanism to avoid fingers getting caught and the toilets have automatic lighting “It only costs 30 euros to run our nurse’s station because the school is built in such a way that it minimizes accidents and children catching colds,” says the school’s principal It took pupils and staff some time to adjust to their new surroundings “The contractor called me one day to tell me a teacher had opened a window and the temperature had dropped to 19 degrees Celsius,” says Tsirigos she started looking around for a hidden camera.” A nursery has been built along the same lines next door while similar schools have also been constructed in Gerakas Oropos and Keratsini – at a total cost of 110 million euros we redeveloped neoclassical buildings that were being used as squats while in Keratsini we transformed the old Armenian steam bath into an arts high school,” says Nikos Mantzoufas the Finance Ministry’s special secretary for PPPs “We gave students a modern teaching environment whereas before they had classes in prefabricated structures.” The projects are also expected to boost property values in the schools’ broader vicinities while a number of parents have expressed an interest in transferring their children from private schools to these public institutions named a Project Finance Deal of the Year by World Finance magazine had several participants: Pendeli Municipality the European Investment Bank and the ATESE and AVAX engineering and construction firms The contractor is being paid by the state over a 25-year period and the cost is not included in Greece’s national debt When ministry staff first heard about PPPs in 2007 while many mayors raised objections on ideological grounds By the end of 2011 the government had found companies to take on the work but local banks would not fund the projects the firms came up with their own funds and the Commission stepped in with its JESSICA (Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas) fund “All children can study at schools like these as long as we make use of the various European funding programs such as the [Jean-Claude] Juncker package,” says Argyris Peroulakis deputy head of the European Commission Representation in Greece The first monuments to the Greek Resistance of World War II were erected during the years of the Greek Civil War The first one was crafted by George Zongolopoulos in 1948 in Keratsini while characteristic examples can be found in Kalpaki and Kalavryta Their number increased after the recognition of the Greek Resistance in 1982 marking a change in their form – the Karakolithos memorial near the town of Distomo serves as an indicative example public monuments from the 1940s have not been systematically recorded “While we have results from historical research on World War II in literature or cinema the same cannot be said for the visual arts,” says Alexandros Teneketzis assistant professor of art history at the University of Patras I don’t think there is any municipality in Greece now that lacks a monument to the National Resistance,” he adds it was a significant point of contention between the new mayors of PASOK and the New Democracy party.” This gap is being addressed by the research program “WaRs: War and Resistance Monuments in Greece: Documentation and Historical Approach to Public Monuments 1945-Today,” funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (ELIDEK) and implemented by the University of Ioannina professor of art history at the University of Ioannina recording monuments in major cities and regional capitals Approximately 200 monuments have been documented and uploaded into an electronic database with titles and detailed descriptions in Greek and English They are categorized thematically into four sections: War The database is expected to be accessible to the public through an interactive map and search criteria by early 2024 What are some early conclusions from the team traumatic part of the past and is rarely depicted,” says Teneketzis “We have also lagged behind Europe in portraying the memory of the Holocaust,” he continues adding that the effort in this direction began in the late 1990s in Thessaloniki until the recognition of the National Resistance monuments commemorating the 1940s focused on the Greco-Italian War and the Greek soldier During the era of the military dictatorship (1967-74) there was an increase in orders for statues of dictator Ioannis Metaxas which were later withdrawn during the so-called Metapolitefsi (the post-1974 period) – except those at Fort Roupel and Kalpaki “After the recognition of the National Resistance the production of Greek soldier statues stopped and now we have the form of the Resistance fighter with a forage cap We also have the statue of Aris Velouchiotis in Lamia,” says Teneketzis “The early works are entirely representational there is also an earlier interesting case: “The statue of Athena in the Pedion tou Areos park,” says Teneketzis “is a hero monument dedicated to the British Australians and New Zealanders who fought in the battles of 1941-1945 including the Battle of Athens (known in Greece as the Dekemvriana) It commemorates the Allies who helped us and shows that we are moving towards the West but the coat of arms of the British Commonwealth also features lions and thus the monument has multiple symbolic meanings.” The “WaRs” program was presented at the international conference “Monuments for World War II: Memory and Oblivion in the Balkans and Central-East Europe,” held on November 23-24 at the B&M Theocharakis Foundation As the crisis-hit country was brought to a standstill by striking workers on Wednesday police raided several Golden Dawn offices in Athens after the fatal stabbing late on Tuesday of 34-year-old Pavlos Fyssas a well-known activist on Greece's vibrant anti-fascist scene The raids came within hours of a 45-year-old man being arrested in connection with the murder reportedly admitted having links to the extremist group Greece's foremost hip-hop artist who performed under the stage name Killah P is said to have identified the culprit as he was being taken to hospital after being injured in the brawl which broke out shortly after midnight in Piraeus's working-class district of Keratsini "They were his last words before he succumbed to his wounds," said one source requesting anonymity said that black-clad Golden Dawn cadres were behind the attack and that Fyssas had been "ambushed" as he left a cafe after a heated altercation over a football match who have accused the extremist group of increasingly targeting leftists claimed police stood by when a mob of neo-Nazi thugs assaulted the singer In an atmosphere that has become increasingly polarised on the back of economic desperation – and soaring support for Golden Dawn – the backlash has been fierce Hundreds of anti-fascist supporters gathered at the scene of the murder in the early hours with leftists announcing a much bigger rally later on Wednesday The killing comes days after Golden Dawn cadres attacked members of the Greek Communist party in a similar late-night raid "Golden Dawn is intensifying its attacks [because it is] enjoying complete asylum from the police," the anti-racist group Keerfa said in a statement Greek law enforcement officers have been increasingly accused of colluding with Golden Dawn whose calling card appears to be open-ended violence The vehemently anti-immigrant organisation fiercely denied involvement in Fyssas's death announced that the party had already started launching lawsuits against those who made such claims which has 18 MPs in Greece's 300-seat parliament is currently polling at around 15% and is the country's fastest-growing political force He said he was particularly moved like returning to his home the Bishop of the Church of Ukraine cut the New Year’s vasilopita for the parish Sunday schools and wished all children much success and good progress The Vatican announced on Monday that all telephone communication within its territory will be suspended during the upcoming conclave.. 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(function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { listeners: [] cb) { window.mc4wp.listeners.push( { event : evt callback: cb } ); } } }})(); © 2023 OrthodoxTimes.com - All rights reserved Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website These cookies do not store any personal information Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website Both the Ministry of Infrastructure and Attiko Metro seem to be oriented towards a future extension of Metro Line 3 to Piraeus' Western Suburbs In a question directed to the Greek Minister of Infrastructure during a conference held recently in the European Parliament in Brussels a future extension of Athens Metro to the above-mentioned municipalities as a branch of Line 3 starting either from Nikea or Maniatika will serve the densely populated suburbs These plans of course will become more official when they are included in the expected update of Athens Metro Development Study It should be noted that for several years the plans of Attiko Metro included the extension of the Tram from the port of Piraeus to Keratsini and Perama but for the time being they have been suspended because of reactions by the Mayor of Perama who has requested the examination of the possibility for a future extension of the Metro in order for the area to be covered if the solution of the Metro is finally chosen it will probably have to wait in the queue for its implementation at a cost of over 2bn euros as well as the extension of Line 2 to Ilion at a cost of 400m euros the Tram alternative would be implemented with a much lower budget compared to the Metro Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons License: CC-BY-SA Copyright: Marianian Nafplio at the epicenter of world yachting with the 10th Mediterranean Yacht Show Samaria Gorge “War Zone” – “Others Decide, We Pay the Price” Argosaronic Islands: Need for a long-term strategy and modern infrastructure FedHATTA | Tourism Bridges between Greece and the Chinese province of Guizhou Top distinctions for Greece and Santorini at the American Leisure Lifestyle Awards 2025 HOTREC | Supporting SMEs in European Hospitality Tourism | Promoting Crete in the Arabian Gulf Aegean and Emirates expand their partnership Delta | Athens is in 5th place in American searches for 2025 Promotion of Preveza on the metro and tram in Athens TripAdvisor Awards 2025 | Elafonisi Beach World's Best Beach - 9th in Crete, Sani Beach Award 12th BAJAGREECE: Motorsports Competition in Western Macedonia Crete also invests in cycling tourism - 13th Pediadas Tour Competitions with a summer and autumn backdrop: Attica runs at the pace of sports ATM'25 - Tourism | The fight against food waste at the forefront of sustainable development easyJet holidays | Fam trips to Santorini, Skiathos and Rhodes Chania: The next actions of the “Tourism Partnership” Navarino Challenge returns on May 9-11, 2025 Cruise Takeoff in Chania – Record Arrivals in the First Quarter of 2025 Three Greek beaches among the world’s 50 best – Triumph for the Ionian The “Typhoon” that saves the Greek coasts from garbage EOT at the “Arabian Travel Market” | Interest from Gulf countries, India, and Australia CERT to manage Vasilitsa Ski Resort – Investment of over 20 million euros Is American tourism in Europe “slowing down”? 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