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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-01-15
CONTENTS
[01] FM Kotzias to participate in EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting
[02] Visitors, revenues to museums and archaeological sites up in
Jan-Sept 2015
[01] FM Kotzias to participate in EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will be in Brussels on Monday, January
18, to participate in a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC).
The discussions at the FAC will focus on the situation in Syria and the
course of the "Vienna Process". The Foreign Ministers will also discuss
developments in Iraq and the efforts to combat ISIS/Daesh, as well as
the Middle East peace process in light of the Quartet's recent visit to
Israel and Palestine.
The FAC agenda also includes the situation in Ukraine
[02] Visitors, revenues to museums and archaeological sites up in
Jan-Sept 2015
Visitors to Greek museums in September 2015 increased by 1.4 percent, and
revenues from entrance tickets rose by 0.3 pct compared to the same month
last year, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Friday.
It also said that in the period January-September 2015, there were 6.9
pct more visitors in museums and revenues rose by 7.8 pct, compared to
the same period last year.
In terms of archaeological sites, ELSTAT said, that the number of visitors
fell by 2.5 pct in September 2015 while revenues dropped by 3.2 pct in
comparison with the same month last year.
In the period January-September 2015, the number of visitors in
archaeological sites rose by 4.8 pct and revenues increased by 3.4 pct.
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