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According to sources, BoG officials presented the plan for the creation of a bad bank in April to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who asked that the central bank work with the deputy minister in order to examine the plan.

Procedures have been further accelerated, when compared with the prepandemic period, as the lack of liquidity is evident in the tourist market and bookings remain low.

Both in the gas infrastructure of Kavala and Alexandroupolis, as well as with the Elefsina Shipyards, energy is the keyword and the strategic goal is to weaken the influence of Russia's Gazprom.

There is strong interest US interest in the port of Alexandroupolis and it is considered certain that SSA Marine will take part in the tender, in collaboration with Greek group Goldair. 

Restrictions on unregulated out-of-plan construction, changes in building-plot ratios and an acceleration of general urban planning throughout the country are among the changes to be implemented aimed at facilitating economic development and environmental protection.

Ahead of the lifting of restrictions on flights from abroad, the CAA alerted passengers that the new NOTAM will apply from June 27 until August 31.

Greek authorities noted, however, that both businesses and the public must carefully observe social distancing rules, which are a mechanism for economic growth and protecting public health.

In a list of eight Mediterranean destinations, Greece ranks third after Spain (22.04 pct) and Italy (15.70 pct), with 15.01 pct. The other destinations, in order of preference, are Portugal, Croatia, Turkey, Cyprus and Egypt.

Although the US document does not reveal a political scandal, it is nevertheless a very serious case of squandering public health resources and circumventing rules of competition in the field of medicine, which raises key questions.

Plans by the Chinese to build four luxury hotels in the port of Piraeus are also being pushed back due to the pandemic and the emergency conditions created in world tourism.