The recovery of Greece’s
tourism industry – from the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic – will be a gradual,
slow process that will take three to four years, Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President
Yiannis Retsos said on Wednesday, during an online discussion with representatives of the country’s banking and industrial sector.
According to Retsos, the year 2021 will be difficult, with the pandemic’s effect on tourism proving worse than expected as indicated by the epidemiological data. However, he expressed certainty that the tourism industry would eventually recover and estimated that it may take up to four years for the sector to reach the record levels of 2019.
Amazon in Athens Ushers New Era of Innovation in Greece
Amazon Web Services (AWS) establishes presence in Athens.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that they will soon open their first office in Athens as part of the conglomerate’s ongoing investment in Greece.
The firm had previously opened a CloudFront location in the capital city and the addition of the AWS office is seen as another important development which grew out of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2020 with the country’s Ministry of Digital Governance.
Amazon says that the addition of these on-the-ground services will help Greece compete by building a modern economy powered by cloud computing.
Amazon Web Services Opens Office in Greece
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that they will soon open their first office in Athens as part of the conglomerate’s ongoing investment in Greece.
The firm had previously opened a CloudFront location in the capital city and the addition of the AWS office is seen as another important development which grew out of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2020 with the country’s Ministry of Digital Governance.
Amazon says that the addition of these on-the-ground services will help Greece compete by building a modern economy powered by cloud computing.
Only part of its ongoing investment plan, the company says that it is continuing to expand its presence in Greece to support the growing number of customers and partners in the country.
Αssociated Press 12/21/2020 Athens News Agency
ΑΤΗΕΝS The coronavirus vaccines will be stored in five safe locations, while strict safety and security protocols will be kept during their distribution, said Health Ministry Secretary General for Primary Health Care, Marios Themistokleous, at the live briefing on the government s vaccination program on Monday.
Greece will receive the first dosages of the coronavirus vaccine on the same date as the rest of the countries in the European Union, on December 26, said the ministry official, totaling 9,750 vaccines. On the next day, December 27, the country s first inoculations will take place at five hospitals in Attica: Evangelismos, Sotiria, Attikon, Asklipieion and Thriasio.
CHENNAI â Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan Dec. 21 promised freebies such as free computers with 100 mpbs speed internet connection to every household in the state and payments for their domestic work to women who are homemakers.
He also ruled out any electoral alliance with the AIADMK and the DMK and added that in January an announcement will be made in this regard.
Haasan said if there is an alliance with the Rajinikanthâs yet-to-be-launched party, then the chief ministerial candidate will be decided by the two.
Haasan, who has floated the Makkal Needhi Maiam party, announced the partyâs seven-point Governance and Economic Agenda towards âReimagining Tamizhnaduâ on the 2021 assembly polls campaign trail in Kancheeprum.