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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-01-03Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Tsipras to have phone contacts with EU leadersMaintaining open communication channels on the Cyprus issue with the US leadership, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and EU leaders, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will have phone contacts with four EU leaders in the next few days, maybe hours, according to sources.More specifically, he will have contacts with the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, the French President Francois Hollande, the British Prime Minister Theresa May and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of the critical January 12 Geneva Conference. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will meet with the new secretary general of the United Nations Antonio Guterres before the Geneva Conference. Moreover, Tsipras will brief on Monday the political leaders on the issues. [02] Tourist arrivals up 5.5 pct in ThessalonikiTourist arrivals rose 5.5 pct in Thessaloniki in 2016 compared to the previous year, the president of Thessaloniki Hoteliers Association, Aristotelis Thomopoulos, on Tuesday said in statements to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency's radio station Praktoreio 104.9 FM.He also said that the nights spent in the hotels of Thessaloniki also rose accordingly. Therefore, the contribution of Thessaloniki to the Greek tourism market increased by 10.5 pct on a year-to-year basis. Thomopoulos expressed the wish that the upward trend will continue in 2017. He explained that more and more people from the Balkans and Turkey have visited the city over the last two years, especially at weekends and holidays seasons. More specifically, hotel capacity reached 90 pct during 2016 Christmas period, he stressed. [03] Greece ranks 7th in 2016 passport indexGreece holds the 7th position in the 2016 Passport Index, as the Greek passport holders can travel to 152 countries without the need of a visa.The 2016 Passport Index issues an annual report on the strength of the world passports based on the number of countries citizens can travel to without visa. Germany ranks first as Germans can travel to 158 countries freely, followed by the Swedish with 157 countries. In the 3rd position are Finland, Switzerland, France, Spain, South Korea and the UK. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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