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Environmentalists and the European Commission were already alarmed by Albanian plans to build an airport in a coastal region rich in biodiversity. Now one of the partners in the project has pulled out, taking its airport expertise with it.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will visit Athens on Tuesday to discuss regional and international issues, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said an interview with Apogevmatini newspaper Sunday.

Dendias emphasized that Greek-Egyptian relations are continuously strengthening and highlighted the frequent meetings he has had with his Egyptian counterpart.

A vessel with around 400 people on board is adrift between Greece and Malta and is taking on water, support service Alarm Phone said on Sunday, after a sharp rise of migrant boats crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa.

An increasing number of tourists are enjoying excellent Greek food while on vacation and returning home in search of similar gastronomic experiences in restaurants or food shops.

In 2022, Greece welcomed almost 28 million visitors. This year, they are expected to reach 32 million, bringing in revenues of around €20 billion.

The Bank of Greece has raised its economic growth forecast for Greece this year, according to the central bank's governor, Yannis Stournaras. Presenting the bank's annual report on Friday, Stournaras said that the Greek economy is expected to grow by 2.2% in 2023, and the inflation rate is set to fall to 4.4%, with the state budget expected to record a primary surplus of 0.7%.

Albanian tourist revenues in Greece rose spectacularly by 157% last year compared to 2021 and by 33% compared to 2019, Greek Deputy Minister for Tourism Sofia Zacharaki said after attending "The Future of Environmental Sustainable Tourism in Albania" (FESTA) forum in Tirana on April 3-5.

Premium marina group D-Marin has announced it is undertaking the management and operation of the marina at Pylos in the southwestern Peloponnese for the next 40 years.

This will constitute a multi-million-euro investment for the broader area of Messinia in cooperation with TEMES SA, which owns and operates the nearby Costa Navarino complex.

If you win the election, you get the state - that's the rule in Greece. The state is the winner's prize. Hence politicians' worship of absolute majority governments and their abhorrence of coalitions: The victor does not want to share the spoils with anyone else and prefers to reap the benefits arising from his power undisturbed.

The strategic collaboration of Greece's Hellenic Defense Systems (EAS) and Germany's Ηeckler & Koch (ΗΚ) was presented at an event held on Thursday.

Greece has pledged military assistance to Ukraine for "as long as it takes" but officials cautioned that the country needs to keep much of its Russian-made weaponry for its own defensive needs.