The European Commission has approved 31.5 million euros in direct grants for the support of specific types of farmers and producers affected by restrictive measures imposed during the continuing coronavirus pandemic. Announced on Wednesday, the state funding budget was approved under the EU’s State Aid Temporary Framework and will be …
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American Airlines returns to Greece with 3 direct flights per day
Executives form American Airlines (AA), officials from the Athens International Airport and US Ambassador to Athens Geoffrey Pyatt held an event on Wednesday to mark the launch of three daily direct flights from New York, Chicago and Philadelphia to Athens from beginning of June. The first flight Athens-New York will …
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No direct flights from UK and Sweden to Greece until July 15
At a wide-ranging meeting under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday, Greece decided that there will be no direct flights from the UK and Sweden until July 15, 2020, state-run news agency amna reports. The decision comes one day before the UK flight ban by the Greek Civil Aviation Authority …
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Aigina water supply to finally come true as pipeline goes underwater
A crucial infrastructure work is close to come true: The direct water supply of the island of Aigina from the mainland is being gradually completed after the fourth section of the submarine water pipeline went underwater of Friday. The unique project for Greek realities will connect the island of Aigina …
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Metro direct connection to/from Athens Airport resume on Nov 10
Athens Metro Line 3 will resume direct connection to/from Athens International Airport on Saturday, November 10th 2018, Athens Urban Rail Transport Organization (STASY) announced on Friday. Passengers on Metro Line 3 <Agia Marina> to/from <Athens International Airport> will not need to change at <Doukissis Plakentias> station. Schedule from <Agia Marina> …
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First direct commercial flight from Athens to Skopje after 15 years
The first direct commercial flight from Athens International Airport to Skopje took off at 6:40 p.m. on Thursday evening. On board of the plane was the deputy Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bujar Osmanli. Osmanli had arrived earlier in Athens just for the purpose to inaugurate …
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Ionian islands to get direct coastal shipping links
For the first time, there will be a direct shipping link connecting the islands of the Ionian Sea. Ilida Paxos Hydrofoil announced this week the beginning of direct coastal shipping links between the Ionian islands starting on May 1. The 30-meter “High Speed Azimut” vessel will connect Greece’s westernmost islands …
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Athens Airport – Port of Piraeus direct train service started on Feb 1st
The direct transport from the port of Piraeus to Athens airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” is a fact. The first Proastiakos train left the Piraeus terminal on Thursday morning, February 1st 2018. The transport lasts 63 minutes. The ticket price is at 10 euros for one way journey. The direct line is …
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Athens Airport to get a direct rail link to port of Piraeus as of 1. February
The port of Piraeus is finally getting a direct rail link to Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos, starting next month. According to daily Kathimerini, starting on February 1, Piraeus will become a terminus for the Proastiakos suburban railway, connecting the port to the airport at Spata, northeast of the capital. …
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