Social issues
Thomas Cook: Greece on Top Tourism International Destination
Tourism giant Thomas Cook, reorganized after bankruptcy and now owned by Fosun Tourism, a subsidiary of Fosun Group owned by Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang, says Greece continues to top the list when it comes to destination tourism. The company now says that despite many travel difficulties in the time of the coronavirus, Greece continues […]
Read MoreCyprus: EU Golden Visa issuance halted
Cyprus suddenly stopped issuing gold visas after a press report and video of alleged corruption in a trial in which foreigners were encouraged to pay for a visa allowing them to stay in the country – and thus in the European Union. After years of denying that the system was used by criminals, mostly […]
Read MorePortugal: House Price Index up 1.0 Percent
House prices in Portugal increased by 1% in the third quarter of 2020 over the previous quarter and are currently at 2,090 euros per square meter. According to data provided by Idealista, the regions where prices increase every quarter are the Central Region (4.4%), the Autonomous Region of Madeira (2.5%), the Algarve (2.1%) and the […]
Read MoreSotheby’s to hold Botticelli tax-free auction
Sotheby’s Auction House will auction a rare duty-free Botticelli to avoid high taxes. 92-year-old cement tycoon Sheldon Solow auctioned a portrait of a young man believed to belong to the Medici family. Solow bought it for just over $1 million about 40 years ago. The New York auction house now estimates it at […]
Read MoreGreece: Art Athina Fair to open on October 15
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the annual Athena Art Fair will be held this year and will open its portal on October 15 through www.aavirtual.gr. The Art Athina virtual platform is hosted by the President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou and supported by the Ministry of Culture and Sports. Art Athina is one of the […]
Read MoreSwitzerland: new Italian regions added to COVID-19 red list
After the Bern authorities added Campania, Sardinia and Veneto to Switzerland, four Italian regions are now included in the Swiss red list of COVID-19. Liguria has been considered by the Swiss authorities to be one of the high-risk areas for coronavirus infection. The list currently includes 61 countries and 28 regions. People returning to […]
Read MoreSpain: More than 5 million citizens under new covid-19 restrictions
The increase in the number of coronavirus cases in Spain is accelerating the introduction of new confinement rooms across the country. Currently, the restrictions introduced are not as severe as the first wave, when the central government implemented a state of alert and saw that the Spanish could only stay at home for a few […]
Read MorePortugal : Houses prices increased in Algarve and Madeira
House prices in the Algarve, Madeira and the central region have risen by more than 2%. The average price per square meter is now 2,090 Euros. However, in Lisbon, house prices fell by 1.1%. According to the price index of the real estate portal Idealista, house prices in Portugal increased by 1% in […]
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