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Greece's Environment Ministry and Thessaloniki's municipal town planning authority issued on December 19 the building permit for the construction of the city's Holocaust Museum, with work expected to begin next year, the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki announced on Wednesday. 

The project is slated for completion in 2026.

Greece's second private railway company, following the privatization of Trainose, is about to make its first journey on the Greek public rail network. Greek-Austrian consortium Rail Cargo Logistic Goldair is active only in cargo transport, as the name suggests, and its first outing using its own carriages will serve the Sindos-Idomeni route in northern Greece.

Despite two private companies being granted licenses to operate railway services last year, Greece has not yet fulfilled its obligation as a member of the European Union to open up the domestic market to anyone interested in entering the passenger and freight rail industry.