Thracian Sea
Alexandroupoli port upgrading begins
The infrastructure upgrade works at the port of Alexandroupoli are proceeding, following a decision by Maritime Affairs and Island Policy Minister Christos Stylianides.
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Greece-Bulgaria-Romania trilateral meeting on establishing transport corridor
Ministers from Greece, Bulgaria and Romania held a working meeting in Sofia on Thursday to discuss the development of a transport corridor which will start from the port of Alexandroupolis and end in ports of the Black Sea and the trade routes of the Danube, through Bulgaria.
Greek Farmers Revive Protests, Call for EU Policy Change
Greek farmers have reignited their protests in solidarity with fellow farmers in Brussels, urging decisive action from the European agricultural ministers' meeting amid ongoing discontent with EU policies.
FSRU vessel set to arrive at Alexandroupoli port
After a long journey from Singapore's Seatrium shipyard via the Suez Canal, a GasLog tanker is due to arrive in Alexandroupoli converted into a floating liquefied natural gas storage and regasification unit (FSRU) and named Alexandroupolis in honor of the city and its people, who will host it permanently in the Thracian Sea.
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Gastronomos honors producers in border regions
The 16th Quality Awards of Kathimerini's influential food magazine Gastronomos traveled to the border region of Evros this year.
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Gastronomos Quality Awards pay tribute to border regions
The 16th Gastronomos Quality Awards event of Kathimerini's Gastronomos magazine expressed gratitude to Greeks harnessing their creative powers in the country's border regions. These producers and processors of fine Greek food were singled out and honored for 2023 by the magazine's team.
Strong northerly winds disrupt shipping
Ships in various Greek ports were unable to dock on Saturday due to strong northerly winds that reached up to 9 on the Beaufort scale in certain parts of the Aegean Sea.
Rafina and Lavrio ports remained closed, as did the Rio-Antirio maritime route. In northern Greece, ships were unable to sail between Alexandroupoli and Samothraki, Kavala and Prino, and Keramoti and Thassos.
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Greece: A strategic hub between Ukraine and the Middle East
With the war in Ukraine on one side, and the outbreak of war in the Middle East on the other, Greece has become a strategic hub, and is practically the only reliable US partner in a region that is in constant turmoil. Whether it's the port of Alexandroupolis in northern Greece, or Souda Bay in the south, Greece's geopolitical value is becoming more and more tangible.
Evros fire is EU’s largest in decades
The Evros fire in northeastern Greece has destroyed at least 808.7 square kilometers, an area larger than New York City, which occupies 778.2 square kilometers, making it the largest blaze in the EU since 2000, according to data from Copernicus' Emergency Management Agency.
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Evros wildfire scorches area bigger than New York City
The Evros wildfire, now in its 11th day, has destroyed an area larger than New York City, the European Union-backed Copernicus Climate Change Service has said.