Dimitris Economou

The government has announced the names of the presidents, vice-presidents and CEOs of five museums which recently became private entities.

The issuance of new building permits for tourist facilities in areas outside town planning on the islands of Mykonos and Santorini has been suspended for one year.

The relevant decision, which was announced 10 days ago, was signed by Deputy Environment Environment Minister Dimitris Economou. 

The government has approved the demolition of five structures at the former Athens airport at Elliniko in southern Athens, a necessary step toward the long overdue redevelopment of the area, marking the start of the process undertaken by the consortium led by Lamda Development.

Two tourism investment projects adding up to 110 million euros have just got that bit closer to implementation after the issue of two necessary decisions.

The government has selected three regions for the integrated development of aquaculture, in a long-overdue regulation to help the battered fish farming sector in Greece.