state-run Athens-Macedonian News Agency

Hotel occupancy disproportionate to 2023 increase in air arrivals

Despite the large increase in air arrivals recorded in 2023, Greek hotels registered approximately the same occupancy rates as in 2022, while their prices increased, reported the President of the Institute of Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP), Konstantina Svinou, based on a recent survey concerning the May-October touristic period. 

Mother bear with 2 cubs shot dead near Konitsa

A mother bear and her two cubs have been shot dead near Konitsa in Greece's Epirus region. The incident was reported to Arcturos, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of the brown bear, on Sunday after the lifeless bodies were discovered alongside the road connecting the cities of Ioannina and Kozani.

Sakellaropoulou to visit Austria Dec 4-6

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou of Greece is scheduled to undertake an official visit to Austria from December 4 to 6. The invitation for this visit was extended by her Austrian counterpart, Alexander Van der Bellen, as reported by the state-run Athens-Macedonian news agency.

No further details have been provided at this time.

Greek plan for electricity interconnections in the EU

The implementation of the proposals for the upgrading of the trans-European energy networks that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tabled at last week's European Union summit will bring geopolitical, economic and energy benefits to Greece, the state-run Athens-Macedonian News Agency reported on Sunday.

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