Venizelos

Greece has always been a fortunate country because at times of major crises its leaders were capable of shining on the international stage.

Athens will be in complete lockdown, in the wake of outgoing US President Barack Obama’s official 2-day visit to Greece on Tuesday, November 15. The heightened security measures include restricting access to areas in and around Athens, including the Eleftherios Venizelos Airport, the centre of the Greek capital, the Acropolis and the Astera resort in Vouliagmeni.

Former socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos on Thursday accused the leftist-led government of choosing a path that "leads to an open institutional crisis" with its reactions to a ruling on Wednesday by the Council of State deeming a TV license auction held in September unconstitutional.

Greek customs officers arrested a Russian woman at the “Eleftherios Venizelos” Athens International Airport, who was carrying over 2.2 million Euros and 58.900 US dollars. After searching the woman, who disembarked an Aeroflot plane, at the extra-Schengen arrivals area, it was discovered she had hidden the cash by strapping a portion of it on her body and the rest in a suitcase.

According to Eurostat data, “Elefterios Venizelos” International Airport in Athens has recorded the highest passenger transit increase in Europe for 2015. The figures show that 19.1% more travellers passed through “Eleftherios Venizelos” last year, compared to 2014, with Luton and Dublin terminals coming in second and third with a +17% and +14.1% rise, respectively.

The country's pulse seems to have slowed down to such an extent that it's hard to discern.

Greek police arrested a Brazilian couple for attempting to smuggle 2,240 grams of cocaine through the ‘Eleftherios Venizelos’ Athens International Airport. The 24-year-old man and his 27-year-old female co-traveler, who landed in Athens from a Zurich flight, were caught after Greek authorities discovered they had hidden the drugs in 212 plastic bags, which they had swallowed.

Speaking at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on Saturday, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirmed his plans, as revealed to Skai TV earlier this month, to reduce the ENFIA property tax by 30 percent in his first two years of power.

The Venizelos Tombs at Chania, Crete, will be included in the new privatization “superfund” which will exploit state-owned assets, such as Greek railways, postal service and a number of utilities, following an amendment tabled in the parliament on Friday regarding the properties of Greek National Tourism Organisation (EOT).

The Holy Light arrived at the international airport of Eleftherios Venizelos in Athens, Saturday, a little after 8 pm. The Holy Light arrived in Greece on the PM’s airplane and was greeted with honours reserved for state leaders.