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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-07-05Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Alternate Migration Min Mouzalas to meet German Interior Min MaiziereAlternate Minister for Migration Affairs Yiannis Mouzalas will meet on Tuesday with German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière in Berlin.The meeting will dominate the refugee and migrant issue, the EU-Turkey agreement, the asylum policy and the impact of the refugee crisis on Greece. [02] Tax revenue up 32.9 pct in JuneTax revenue significantly surpassed last year's levels and rose above budget targets in June, while tax revenue surpassed budget targets in the six-month period from January to June 2016, official figures showed on Tuesday.A report by the General Secretariat for Public Revenue showed that net tax revenue rose 32.9 pct compared with June 2015 totaling 3.74 billion euros, while they surpassed budget targets by 1.33 pct. In the January-June period, tax revenue totaled 20.93 billion euros, up 3.72 pct from targets. The General Secretariat for Public Revenue said it expected this positive trend to continue in the coming months. [03] 82 cruiseships expected to visit Chania until NovemberCruise tourism is becoming one of the main pillars of the economy of the city of Chania for the current summer season.The number of cruiseship passengers that visit the city of the island of Crete is expected to exceed 55,000 by the end of the week, according to the Municipal Port Fund of Chania. The cruiship "Celebrity Reflections" with 3,238 passengers and 1,242-member crew docked on Tuesday at Chania port of Souda while on July 7 is expected the cruiship "Rhapsody of the Seas" carrying approximately 2,000 people. A day later the "Celebrity Equinox" with 2,800 on board is scheduled to arrive at Souda. 82 cruiseships carrying approximately 100,000 passengers will visit the city of Chania until November 2016. [04] Filippi, a strong candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage monuments listGreece will travel to the 40th annual meeting of UNESCO World Heritage in Istanbul with a positive recommendation that will probably include the archaeological site of Filippi in the list of the World Heritage monuments.The meeting will take place between 10 and 20 July and the Greek request will be discussed on July 15. "We are optimistic about our candidacy because the consulting body's evaluation report is positive," the national coordinator for UNESCO's world heritage monuments for Greece Evgenia Geroussi said to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA). The archaeological site of Filippi is a very important area in Northeastern Greece on the ancient Egnatia Odos. King Filippos II saw the strategic position of the location, built the city and named it. The battle at Filippi also affected the future of the Roman Empire because Augustus became an emperor and the city built was a copy of the Roman cities. "The city does not have any superstructures and after its abandonment it remained untouched, which means authentic", noted Geroussi. [05] Summer sales start on MondaySummer sales will start on Monday July 11 and will run until August 31, the Athens Traders Association announced on Tuesday.The stores will also remain open on Sunday, July 17, from 11:00 to 18:00. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |