NEWS and INFORMATION of Greece and Athens

Finance & Business

A Roadmap to a New Greece

Prime Minister George Papandreou on April 15 unveiled a roadmap to get Greece out of the crisis, through the presentation of a three-year Medium-Term Fiscal Strategy for 2012-2015.
At the same time, he rejected increasing speculation of early general elections and restructuring of the Greek debt. "What we are presenting today goes beyond just the fiscal dimension. They are the basic points on a roadmap that will lead Greece out of the crisis and to a Greece that is creative," said the Premier, addressing a cabinet meeting and a meeting of his parliamentary group.
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Greek-Russian Real Estate Event

The Hellenic Russian Chamber of Commerce and the Russian Real Estate Federation held a conference on New Opportunities for Russian Investors in the Greek real Estate Market.
Addressing the event, Deputy FM Kouvelis referred to the long-standing historic and cultural ties linking the two countries and the expanding economic cooperation and prospective.
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Invest in Greece

Invest in Greece SA is the official Investment Promotion Agency of Greece that promotes and facilitates private investment. Invest in Greece is also responsible for the implementation of "Acceleration and transparency of implementation of Strategic Investments" law.
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World Market Overview Report 30/03/2011

In Athens, the ASE Composite sank 2% following the news. Shares of Piraeus Bank SA fell 5.8%, while National Bank of Greece SA tumbled 3.9%, and Alpha Bank SA fell 1.6%.
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Greece Announces Euro76b Package

The new €76b package of measures provides an opportunity for Greece to exit from the debt crisis, however there are several grey areas with underlying risks.
For the first time, Greek government presents a timeline of specific movements in the area of privatization and utilization of public property, planning to raise €2-4b in 2011 and €50b by 2015, accompanied by revenue measures of €26b, of with €3b will be raised in 2011.
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Electronics & Innovations

Vodafone Greece's 'telemedicine' program further expands

Vodafone Greece's innovative Telemedicine Program has been expanded and now covers 30 remote locations nationwide ranging from Evros and Kastoria in the north to Kastellorizo and Gavdos in the south. As part of its Corporate Responsibility program, Vodafone Greece has been systematically investing in telemedicine and in utilizing mobile communications technology in this sector. Vodafone Greece's dynamically developing network -a network that today offers almost 100%* population coverage- has made it possible to run the Telemedicine Program offering everyone ever increasing possibilities in this sector no matter where they live.
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Tourism & Hospitality

Greek-German Co-operation

Alternate Foreign Minister Mariliza Xenoyiannakopoulou visited Berlin on March 16-17, heading a government delegation to hold meetings with members of the German government.
She was accompanied by Deputy Regional Development Minister Dinos Rovlias, Deputy Education Minister Yiannis Panaretos and Deputy Labour Minister Vassilis Kegeroglou and the general secretaries of the finance, energy and infrastructure ministries.
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Acropolis Marble Fragment Returned to Greece

In a special ceremony held on April 12, in the city of Leiden in The Netherlands, the Director of the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities, Wim Weijland officially handed over to Greece a small architectural fragment originating from the archaeological site of Acropolis that had been removed by a Dutch tourist, in 1955.
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Greek-Israeli Tourism Cooperation

Israeli Tourism minister Stas Misezhnikov visited Greece over the weekend at the invitation of Culture and Tourism minister Pavlos Yeroulanos.
The Israeli minister who was accompanied by major tour operators and tourism agents arrived in Thessaloniki on April 8, where he held talks with local authorities and business people regarding further co-operation between the two countries in the tourism sector.
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Health & Wellness

Health Information for Travelers to Greece

Before visiting Greece, you may need to get the following vaccinations and medications for vaccine-preventable diseases and other diseases you might be at risk for at your destination: (Note: Your doctor or health-care provider will determine what you will need, depending on factors such as your health and immunization history, areas of the country you will be visiting, and planned activities.)
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