Hellas

TUV Austria, TUV Hellas, SGS Hellas and Cosmocert are the four accreditation companies that the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has authorized to draft integrated plans along with health and hygiene regulations for hotels and other accommodation units so as to contribute toward the government's effort to restart Greek tourism.

The more than 2,000 Greek sailors who made the ultimate sacrifice fighting for freedom on the Atlantic Ocean, perhaps the last unsung heroes of WWII, will finally be honored thanks to the East Mediterranean Business Cultural Alliance (EMBCA), which is seeking to build a monument to their memory in Manhattan.

Greece is one of the key markets for the Ergo Group, according to its chairman, Dr Markus Riess, who stresses that Ergo is one of the few insurance groups that has invested in Greece during the crisis.

The five people arrested in a crackdown by counterterrorism police on Tuesday are believed to be members of the "sister" groups Combat 18 Hellas and Unaligned Meander Nationalists suspected to be behind more than 30 attacks, chiefly targeting anarchist squats and Jewish memorials. 

When hundreds of hardcore fans of Italy’s Hellas Verona Seria A football club chanted “Adolf Hitler is my friend” and sang that their team embraced the swastika, at a festive gathering in the summer, Italian Jewish communities complained - and waited.

Space Hellas announced on Thursday that, as an Intrakat subcontractor, it has been awarded the implementation of a Fraport Greece project that includes an integrated access control system and a video management system for the company that manages 14 regional Greek airports.

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Two companies appear to remain interested in the sale of Cyta's Greek arm. Rival telecommunication service providers Vodafone and Wind Hellas have confirmed their participation in the tender for Cyta Hellas with the submission of binding offers.

Christos Balaskas, former general manager of the Attiki Natural Gas Distribution Company, will replace VP and general manager of Hellas Gold, Eduardo Moura, the company announced on Monday.

Moura will return to the Vancouver office of parent company Eldorado Gold once the handover is completed.

The problematic slide in private consumption, on which Greece's economy continues to rely, is not only unsustainable but also poses a serious threat to the economy. Instead of Greece increasing its export and production activity and attracting investment, the contribution of constantly shrinking consumption toward gross domestic product is growing as a percentage, in a vicious cycle.

The number of cruise passengers passing through Greece is anticipated to drop further next year, according to Panayiotis Kampouroglou, chief executive officer at ICTS Hellas and executive vice president of ICTS Europe, which is involved in air and maritime transport security.