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The Greek government is advancing efforts to modernize port infrastructure and enhance connectivity across the islands, ensuring sustainable and efficient development.

Greek Transport Minister Christos Staikouras presented his ministry’s strategic initiatives for 2025.

The Greek Transport Ministry has identified eight key priorities to enhance transport connectivity and infrastructure resilience across Greece.

A tender for the construction of a new passenger terminal at the port of Souda in Chania, Crete, has been launched.

Greece’s prime minister has announced projects totaling 2.83 billion euros for the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.

Growthfund, the national fund of Greece, has announced the establishment of a new dedicated fund aimed at investing in the country’s key economic sectors.

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni presented tourism investment opportunities in Greece to the UAE Ambassador in Athens.

Greek authorities have allocated some 32.7 million euros for the construction of a new archaeological museum in Sparti in the Peloponnese.

The Antirrio Fortress in western Greece will undergo comprehensive upgrades to improve accessibility for individuals with mobility challenges and visual impairments.

The Greek Tourism Ministry is aiming to position Rethymno, Crete, as a leading sustainable tourism destination.

Greece’s ruling ND party won six out of 13 regions, including Attica, in the first round of regional elections on Sunday.

Thessaloniki will finally get its own new metro set to launch operations next year.

On World Tourism Day 2023, Greek tourism figures underlined the need for green investments to build a sector that delivers for the people.

Grimaldi Euromed SpA and Minoan Lines SA awarded 67 percent majority stake in Crete’s Heraklion Port Authority.

Greece and China agree to boost tourist flows and to examine possibility of direct flights off season.

Rafina Port, the second largest in the Attica Region, is soon to be upgraded in order to safely meet increasing tourism demands.

A new metropolitan park at Faliro Delta is expected to be one of Europe’s largest and a major project towards Attica’s green transition.

The redevelopment of the Faliro seaside zone, the coastal zone mainly in the Athens suburb of Faliro, has been approved.

The Municipality of Thessaloniki has announced the creation of a virtual industrial museum in the last untended building of the city’s old slaughterhouse complex.

China is counting on Greece to further strengthen ties in areas such as tourism, education and trade, according to its Ambassador to Greece Xiao Junzheng.