Apostolos Tzitzikostas
Central Macedonia and the cruise industry
The region of Central Macedonia will have its own exhibition stand at this month's Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum, which aims to promote its unique historical and cultural heritage and highlight its rich tourism product comprising mythical mountains, legendary archaeological sites, sandy beaches, crystal-clear seas and picturesque lakes and rivers.
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Greece’s land borders will open to tourists soon, PM says
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis assured authorities in northern Greece on Tuesday that coronavirus restrictions on the country's land borders would be lifted entirely within the next few weeks, facilitating the arrival of tourists by road.
Full public access to Thessaloniki waterfront to be restored from Monday night
Central Macedonia Governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas on Monday announced that Thessaloniki's popular waterfront, public access to which has been restricted since late March due to earlier overcrowding, will reopen on Sunday night.
Warning of wild dog attacks in Seich Sou forest
Authorities in the northern port city of Thessaloniki have warned the public to be wary of dangerous dog packs roaming the Seich Sou forest, a popular area among locals, after a recent string of attacks.
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PM confirms stricter lockdown will be imposed if necessary
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday confirmed comments earlier by spokesman Stelios Petsas that the government is prepared to impose stricter measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus if necessary.
Greek authorities seeking people ‘patient zero’ came into contact with
Authorities on Wednesday were trying to identify and locate everyone who came into contact over the past two days with a 38-year-old woman who became the first patient in Greece to test positive for the novel coronavirus, in the northern port city of Thessaloniki.
Greece confirms first coronavirus case
Greece reported its first coronavirus case on Wednesday in the northern port city of Thessaloniki.
Authorities said the female patient was 38 years old and had recently traveled from an area of northern Italy.
Her family will be quarantined for an estimated 14 days.
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Tzitzikostas elected President of the European Committee of the Regions
Governor of Central Macedonia region Aspostolos Tzitzikostas has been elected President of the European Committee of the Regions.
Tzitzikostas, who is the first Greek to assume the post, replaces Belgium's Karl-Heinz Lambertz. His candidacy had been backed by all political groups in the committee.
Vasco Cordeiro, regional governor of the Azores, was elected vice president.
Mitsotakis certain Greece will turn the page
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed on Friday his confidence that the country "will turn the page," and a major "political shift" will take place.
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Motorcycle rally in support of Koufodinas planned in Thessaloniki
A motorcycle rally is being planned in downtown Thessaloniki on Tuesday afternoon to express support for hunger-striking terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas, whose request for a seventh furlough was turned down last week.