Elena Koundoura

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reshuffled his cabinet late on Friday, removing ministers who have expressed opposition to the austerity measures and economic measures demanded by Greece’s international creditors, but retaining his ministers of finance and foreign affairs.

Deputy Minister of the Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism, Elena Koundoura, and the president of the Hellenic Doctors Association Michael Vlastarakos jointly announced the formation of a committee to improve on the possibilities of Medical Tourism in Greece.

A new carrier is expected to connect Greece with North America, with SkyGreece Airlines filling a void in direct connections between the east Mediterranean country with cities hosting large ethnic Greek communities.

The new carrier was founded by Greek expatriate businesspeople and is headed by Father Nikolaos Alexandris.

Tourism development mostly dominated talks in Athens on Friday by Deputy Minister for Tourism Elena Koundoura and the State Secretary of the Serbian Ministry of Trade & Tourism Lukrecija Djeri.

ATHENS - The issue of the possibility for development of additional cooperation between Greece and Serbia was only one of the topics discussed in Athens by Deputy Minister for Tourism Elena Koundoura and State Secretary of the Serbian Ministry of Trade, Telecommunications and Tourism Lukrecija Djeri.

Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Koundoura visited the Horeca Tourism Sector trade show on Sunday at the Metropolitan Expo exhibition center. She said that one of the priorities of the Tourism Industry is to make the tourism season last longer and make Greece an all-year-round travel destination.

The 10th Horeca expo trade show runs through to February 9.

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