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Hotel guest numbers up 8.7 percent in 2014
Economyregions showed an increase in hotel arrivals. Attica saw the biggest jump (19.5 percent), followed... Greece experienced the biggest decrease (-5.9 percent), followed by Western Macedonia (4 percent...) and Central Macedonia (11.2 percent). Hotels in Crete (62 percent), the Southern Aegean (55.3
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EastMed, defence and energy dominate Pompeo's visit, leaving Athens satisfied
PoliticsForeign Policyhis neutral stance.” Reports in The Times and the German press saw Pompeo’s visit to Greece... as well as the Interconnection Greece-North Macedonia project, and other commercially viable... of the oil pipeline between Greece and North Macedonia. In this context, a number of ministers from
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Excess of vaccines in Serbia will go to waste
Agorathat the practice was stopped on the same day when they saw dozens of buses arriving with employees of public... residents of North Macedonia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina managed to apply and get the vaccine... vaccines to North Macedonia, 2,000 doses of Sputnik V to Montenegro, and 10,000 vaccines produced
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Building activity records modest growth in April, up 10 pct in first four months
EconomyMacroeconomyAgency (ELSTAT) on Friday. February this year saw the first annual decline in permits since July last..., and the largest drop in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace with 18.2 percent. Annual fluctuations were affected by low absolute numbers of building permits in most regions, with 91 in Epirus and 99 in Macedonia/Thrace
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Building activity grows by 15.8 pct in May, up 11.5 pct in first five months
EconomyMacroeconomysaw the first annual decline since July last year. The total number of permits issued in May reached..., with the biggest rise noted in Northern Aegean with 66.7 percent, and the largest drop in Western Macedonia... regions, with 75 in Northern Aegean and 35 in Western Macedonia. In absolute terms, the highest number
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Building activity continues to grow, rising by 13 pct YoY in Jun
EconomyMacroeconomy) on Thursday. Permits have been growing annually this year except in February, which saw the first.... The other region in contraction was Western Macedonia with 3.1 percent. Annual fluctuations were affected... in Western Greece and just 31 in Western Macedonia. In absolute terms, the highest number of permits
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Domestic factors seen playing role in PM's pick for European Commission
PoliticsGreek Politicscriticism from sections of the opposition. Wednesday saw the passage of legislation by the Justice...Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has picked Central Macedonia Governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas... the importance of Macedonia and northern Greece for Europe, as a region with a strategic location
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Building activity starts 2026 strongly with 15.4 pct YoY rise in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomy1,762 in January 2025. The corresponding surface area saw a strong rise of 67.3 percent YoY, while..., while Western Macedonia recorded the largest drop of 8.7 percent. In absolute terms, the highest... number of permits were issued in Western Macedonia with just 21. During the full-year 2025, permits were
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Mitsotakis treads carefully as pupils protest Macedonia name deal
PoliticsGreek Politics-ins and protests by school pupils, mostly in northern Greece, in relation to the Macedonia name... the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is currently in the process of ratifying through... that he appreciates people’s frustration with the Macedonia name deal but warned that “healthy
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Mitsotakis on offensive over Macedonia name deal after Zaev comments
PoliticsGreek Politicson unconfirmed comments by Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Prime Minister Zoran Zaev..., Republic of Macedonia, to North Macedonia. This is one of the government’s main lines of defence against its critics – namely, that Skopje was already using the name Macedonia and that the agreement means
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