The Cyprus Ministry of Transport was able to quickly reach bilateral agreements to expand international communications with 8 states. According to the Ministry, with so many countries, Cyprus for the first time successfully and fairly quickly agreed. It usually takes a long time to sign bilateral air services agreements.
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Christmas and New Year are the most significant and special holidays for the Greeks. They believe that in the new year they will be lucky, and love and happiness will be in excess if you follow the festive traditions.
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis officially announced that the country will not issue citizenship in exchange for investments to citizens of states that are not members of the European Union. The head of the Cabinet made a categorical statement because of the experience of Cyprus in this matter.
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According to Lamda Development, the Elliniko construction project (the old airport district) located in southern Athens will need €7 billion over the next 25 years. During the first 5 years, €1.5 billion will be allocated.
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The Association of Travel Agencies of the island calls on the Cypriot government to take steps to transfer the country to the category of premium travel destinations. Also, Acta representatives want Cyprus resorts to be positioned as year-round. According to the association, the changes will allow taking up to 5 million tourists a year, which will lead to a significant increase in the profitability of the tourism sector.
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The capital of Greece is one of the most popular cities in the world both as a vacation destination and as a starting point for further travel. Tourists fly to Athens for a few days, then got closer to the sea. Short stays in the city contribute to the rapid demand for real estate in Athens, which is rented out for short-term rent.
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As part of the ΕΠΑνΕΚ operating program, it is planned to additionally allocate €15 million to support new tourism enterprises. This decision was made by the Ministry of Development and Investments.
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The 11th festival of honey and beekeeping products will open its doors to visitors at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in the southern suburbs of Athens Faliro. Visitors will have the opportunity to try rare varieties of honey from all over Greece, which small producers will present for the first time at the event.
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Cypriot authorities have signed an agreement to develop the Aphrodite gas field. Permission granted for 25 years. The consortium includes the US oil and gas company Noble Energy Inc., the British-Dutch association Shell and the Israeli conglomerate Delek – one of the largest companies in the country.
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The Cypriot authorities decided to make a large-scale replacement of traffic lights. Old models will be replaced with new ones with high energy-saving characteristics. By May 2020, 105 traffic lights will be installed in Nicosia.
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The Bank of Greece summed up the results of the first nine months of 2019, according to the results of which it became clear that the tourism sector is the leader in terms of profitability. Revenues from it amounted to more than € 16 billion. If in 2018 this amount was reached in 12 months, then in 2019 – only 9. This means that the travel sector is developing, and Greece is becoming more attractive to tourists from all over the world.
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If you enjoy winter sports, and you have not yet decided where to celebrate Christmas, we recommend that you pay attention to the Greek ski resorts. They are already open and attract a quality ski track and magnificent surrounding landscapes. The best choice for the holidays of Christmas and New Year is the snowy expanses of Greek ski resorts.
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One of the traditional Christmas and New Year delicacies is sweets, for example, kurabye cookies covered with icing sugar, or melomaroni. It is the taste of these sweets among the Greeks that is associated with the Christmas holidays.
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The Republic of Cyprus is working on improving infrastructure to attract more tourists. For example, the Ministry of Transport is currently working on updating bus stops to make them not only attractive and convenient for those who use public transport.
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At the request of the Ministry of Health, the parliament should revise the pricing policy for medicines. The corresponding draft amendments have already been drawn up and submitted to the legislative body.
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