Category: GREECE
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Getting ready for the biggest celebration of the Greek Shipping Sector
This year’s Posidonia, which will run from June 6 to 10 at the Metropolitan Expo centre next to Athens International Airport, is set to host 19 national stands with the biggest participant being China, followed by Japan and South Korea. Following 2014’s record numbers, this year’s event is expected to be the biggest ever and to contribute…
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Greece earns third place worldwide in Blue Flag certification
The organization also announced that the country was positioned third worldwide in terms of Blue Flag certification, with 430 beaches and 9 marinas for 2016. The agency’s annual report evaluates the quality of the water from last year and highlights areas where this is expected to be maintained in the current year. Over 1,500 bathing…
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Greek Day celebrates culture, cuisine of Egypt’s Mediterranean neighbour
Geographically, Egypt is close to Greece, and both Mediterranean countries have a lot in common. To mark Greek National Day, the Community Services Association (CSA), in cooperation with the Greek Cultural Center in Egypt, organised an event on 15 April in Maadi called Greek Day. Entrance to the event was free, and participants were welcome…
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Abandoned life jackets in Lesbos giving new hope to refugees
Jai Mexis and his partner Irene Psifidi returned home to Greece after university in the UK with a desire to help and have founded Odyssea. It is an NGO which aims to find a long term solution to the thousands of abandoned life jackets. “The whole story started very spontaneously, when I visited Lesbos. I tried to find…