Central Archaeological Council

It is common knowledge that major investments are needed for Greece to definitively exit the crisis and stagnation.

Analysts and experts say that Greece needs about ten billion euros in investments annually to reach a growth rate that will allow the country to make up lost ground.

Instead, we see that efforts to attract investment usually reach an impasse.

Cosco's 580-million-euro investment program for Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) has suffered a serious blow after the members of Greece's powerful Central Archaeological Council (KAS) voted to declare part of the area in question to be of archaeological interest.

It is unclear when commuters will see the return of the section of the Athens tram network between Neos Cosmos and Syntagma Square, which was shut down last November amid concerns that the ground beneath the tracks is at risk of subsiding, with fears growing that the section will be abolished altogether, Kathimerini understands.

The board of the Central Archaeological Council (KAS) recalled its decision to allow a construction company to erect a new nine-floor building near the Acropolis, saying it would obstruct the view of the Acropolis Hill.

The Delphi Economic Forum (DEF) wrapped up on Sunday, with investors bemoaning the delays and obstructions dogging the large-scale projects that Greece's economy so desperately needs.

The Central Archaeological Council (KAS) met late into the night on Tuesday to re-examine the application of a construction company to erect a new nine-floor building on Misaraliotou Street near the Acropolis in the central Athens district of Koukaki and the legality of a recently constructed 10-floor hotel on Falirou Street in nearby Makrygianni.

And now for something completely different: The Culture Ministry and the Central Archaeological Council have just announced that renowned British comedian John Cleese will be performing at the Herod Atticus Theater later this year.

The Culture Ministry said on Friday it will submit the final nomination file to UNESCO at the end of the month seeking the declaration of Crete's Spinalonga islet, with its impressive 16th century Venetian fortress, a World Heritage Site.

A scene from the new British miniseries "The Little Drummer Girl" unfolds in front of the Parthenon in Athens. The six-part spy thriller based on the 1983 novel by John Le Carre is adapted and directed by Park Chan-Wook and stars Florence Pugh, Alexander Skarsgard and Michael Shannon.

Greek archaeologists expressed their concern on Monday over the abandonment by the state of the site of the mid-5th century BC Temple of Artemis Agrotera, which they described as "one of the most historically important archaeological sites in the center of Athens."

The Ionic-style temple, dedicated to the Greek virgin goddess of the hunt was constructed of Pentelic marble.