Antonios Vassatis, the company's general manager, who is Greek, said: "In the past few years, COVID-19 has had a negative impact on demand for Dolma internationally, and our orders have fluctuated.
该公司希腊籍总经理Antonios Vassatis表示：“过去几年，新冠肺炎对国际上对Dolma的需求产生了负面影响，我们的订单也有所波动。
Meanwhile, Leonidas Tzevelekas, a Greek engineer who has participated in construction of the stadium for the entire process, said that by relying on advanced digital technologies adopted by Chinese enterprises, he and his colleagues have been able to control construction accuracy down to the millimeter level.
同时，全程参与体育场建设的希腊工程师Leonidas Tzevelekas表示，依靠中国企业采用的先进数字技术，他和同事们已经能够将施工精度控制在毫米级。
China COSCO Shipping Corp, the country's largest shipping group, announced on Monday that it has completed an additional 16 percent stake acquisition in the Greek port of Piraeus, marking a fresh step in turning the port into a major international transit hub for products and services between Asia and Europe.
Under the agreement signed between Greek government-owned Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) and COSCO Shipping in 2016, the Chinese investor paid 280.5 million euros ($327 million) to HRADF for the initial acquisition of a 51 percent stake in PPA.
In addition to benefiting the Greek economy, the project has been useful in boosting economic and trade ties between China and Europe as it has already become a major trading and transportation hub for goods both ways, said Xu Lirong, chairman of Shanghai-based COSCO Shipping.
While shipping, transport volume and supply chains suffered globally, Piraeus Port managed to weather the COVID-19 pandemic in strict compliance with safety rules set by Greek authorities, Vamvakidis said.
Although the pandemic disrupted Juneyao Airlines' plans to launch two direct air routes－Shanghai-Athens and Shanghai-Istanbul－in June, the company is continuing to work out the modalities with its Greek and Turkish partners.
"Our talent attraction and development strategies will also need to adapt to the new environment and market trends, so as to better address employees' needs," said the Greek executive, adding the company is also leveraging data analytics to identify and develop the next generation of leaders for both China and the world.
The highlight of its features includes a Greek style exterior façade, a glass dome, imported marble columns and marble carvings.
SOE banking on Piraeus success to open more global avenues for investmentThousands of years ago, the Greek port of Piraeus was the home of the Athenian navy which defeated the Persian empire in the decisive Battle of Salamis.
An analysis of Piraeus by a Greek think tank, the Institute of Economy and Industry, predicted the port's fiscal revenues will eventually increase to 474.7 million euros, provide 31,000 jobs, and raise the GDP of Greece by 0.8 percentage point.
Omar said the Belt and Road Initiative has brought development in many cooperation projects between the Greek and Chinese enterprises.
Angelos Karakostas, deputy CEO of Piraeus Port Authority SA in Greece, said with almost 10 years of development, more and more local Greek people are fairly happy and optimistic about the port region's economic growth and its future prospects.
We need a 'Translation Movement' between the Middle East and China," Harahsheh said, referring to the ancient efforts in Baghdad to translate Greek classics into Arabic.
LePur offers a wide range of high-end products, including high-protein Greek yogurt and cereal.
In 2016, sales of its flagship Greek-style yogurt Ambrosial, which it co-developed with the Greek Academy of Agricultural Sciences, surged 106.7 percent year-on-year.
KOZANI, Greece — Greece's Power Public Corporation (PPC), the largest power utility in the country, is undergoing great changes as part of efforts to overcome the 7-year Greek debt crisis and plans the future seeking credible partners, PPC Chairman and CEO Manolis Panagiotakis told Xinhua in a recent interview.
At the moment Panagiotakis and Greek Energy Ministry officials are finalizing the list of units that will go on sale with the European Commission's Directorate General for Competition.
Since Greece possesses rich lignite energy capacity, the "brown coal" has powered Greek economy for more than half a century.
During his two visits to China in 2016 and 2017 as part of the Greek government delegation led by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Panagiotakis had contacts with 21 Chinese companies, visited state-of-the-art power plants and was impressed by the high level of technology used, he said.
The Greek official was also impressed by Shenhua's research center which is a pioneer in environment protection, as he noted.
Upon completion of the stake transfer, the State Grid will send its own management team to the Greek company.
Sarantos Zilakos, a young Greek electrical engineer, is leaving work each afternoon since 2011 with a warm smile on his face.
We do not take into consideration whether someone is Chinese or Greek.
Before his work for PCT, as an employee of a Greek company, in 2008 he spent seven months at Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Shenyang province, for ship repairing works.
Greek and Chinese workers are continuing to work hard to realize their vision to transform Piraeus into a "shining star" of the industry, said Tassos Vamvakidis, a manager of Piraeus Container Terminal SA, COSCO Shipping's subsidiary at Piraeus.
Some reservations were initially expressed in sections of Greek society about the investment, amid concerns that it would do little to alleviate the serious unemployment problem in Greece.
COSCO Shipping said its investment in Piraeus creates jobs and is helping to invigorate the Greek economy.
Covering a total of 7,878 nautical miles (14,590 km) from China's Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai to the Greek Port of Piraeus in Europe, M. V. COSCO Netherlands has witnessed inter-connectivity, close partnership and win-win cooperation between the two sides on the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road from April 16 to May 7.
The local Greek employees are highly proud of this "strike-free mode.
His headache now is how to improve efficiency at the "aging state-owned Greek enterprise".
A study has shown that by 2025, Cosco's investment in the port will account for 0.8 percent of Greek GDP and create 31,000 new jobs.
By calling at Piraeus, the new service shall fully connect the ports in Northern Europe and those in the Adriatic Sea, the Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean, enabling it to have 15 trunk and feeder vessels call at the Greek port per week and supply the "most competitive" services to its customers, the lines said.
"Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that geopolitical instability also poses risks to supply chains and international trade.
Young consumers, in particular, are curious about different types of wine," said Liakos Constantinos, a co-founder of Greek trading company Hellenic Agora, which brought 35 different kinds of wine from Greece to the expo.
Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias told Xinhua in an earlier interview that the return of Chinese tourists will contribute to the Greek tourism industry's good performance despite the adversities of recent years.
The launch of the direct air link between the Greek capital and Shanghai on Dec 22, 2022, in addition to the Athens-Beijing line, is a very good start for 2023, she said.
"China is an extremely important market or potentially important market for Greek wines.
I think that as wine is becoming more popular in China, in just a few years' time, Greek wines will conquer the market there," said Konstantinos Lazarakis, Greece's first Master of Wine.
I think that as wine is becoming more popular in China, in just a few years' time, Greek wines will conquer the market there," Greece's first Master of Wine Konstantinos Lazarakis told Xinhua.
Greek exports to China have risen steadily in the last few years and the CIIE platform plays a very important role in that growth, the official said, adding that for example, in 2019, the year after the first CIIE, Greek exports to China almost doubled to nearly 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion).
"With the renovation of the railway line, Hungary will offer the fastest transport route for Chinese goods between Greek ports and West Europe.
- Greece-China cooperation in the field of investment will be back on track after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, Greek Minister of Development and Investments Adonis Georgiadis said here on Thursday.
Georgiadis, along with other Greek and Chinese officials and representatives from the business circle, also cited China's COSCO Shipping investment at Greece's Piraeus port as one of the successful examples of bilateral cooperation in recent years.
During the pandemic, the Greek economy has shown strong resilience while the control and prevention of regional outbreaks have been managed in an orderly and scientific way, said Zhang Qiyue, Chinese ambassador to Greece.
"The Greek market is relatively new for us, but we are very much interested in exploring opportunities here," said Li Jing, general manager of the international investment department of Legend Holdings.
Li said the over 1,000 companies that Legend Holdings has invested in will provide unique opportunities for Greek companies that want to go to China, while her company is also seeking expansion in Europe.
Once the China-EU Geographical Indications Agreement takes effect (at the beginning of 2021), many famous Greek agricultural products will have greater access to the Chinese market, she added.
- Greek-Chinese trade relations will expand further as Greece is gearing up to participate in the third China International Import Expo (CIIE), to be held in Shanghai from Nov 5 to 10, Greek officials and business representatives told Xinhua recently.
As Greek delegates are preparing to head for Shanghai, they are hoping to build on the significant results of last year's participation.
The CIIE is an important showcase for Greek exporters to show what they have to offer the Chinese market," Alexandropoulou said.
Besides swarms of visitors flocking to the Greek pavilion, a high-level business forum attracted more than 150 Chinese companies to engage with a large delegation of Greek companies spanning a variety of sectors from food and beverage to building materials, pharmaceuticals, ICT, maritime equipment and logistics among others, the official said.
Greek business representatives participating in this year's CIIE share the same view on prospects for wider and deeper cooperation at the upcoming event.
For Hellas Group, a group of major Greek trade companies in China, this year marks its third participation in the exhibition.
Constantinos Liakos, general manager of Hellenic Agora Trading Ltd, a Shenzhen-based company which imports and distributes Greek products such as wine, spirits and extra virgin olive oil in China, will also appear at the CIIE for the third time.
George Xiradakis, president of Hellenic Shipping Finance Association, said that over the past decades, Greek shipowners have ordered around 1,300 ships with an accumulated value of $60 billion from Chinese shipyards.
"In the last decade, half of the new Greek ships were built in China," Xiradakis added.
This is slightly higher than the 249 million GT of Greek shipowners' fleet, which accounts for a global market share of 15.8 percent and is valued at around $163 billion.
Greek shipowners are also competitive in sectors such as oil tankers, liquefied natural gas carriers and bulk carriers.
Noting that Chinese shipowners are highly active in the new shipbuilding market, Gordon said the order volume currently held by Chinese shipowners is nearly double that of Greek shipowners.
With the latest addition of Macedonia, Lithuania and the United Kingdom to its itineraries, Eurail now covers 31 countries in Europe under three travel types: Global Pass, One Country Pass and Greek Island Pass.
The AI industry is projected to contribute up to an additional $195 billion to the Greek economy over the next 15 years, according to latest estimates by consultancy Accenture and tech giant Microsoft.
"We need to carry on this illustrious legacy and the spirit of Greek innovation remains strong in our young people and our tech industry.
"- Yanis Varoufakis, former Greek finance minister, in his book Talking to My Daughter about the Economy - A Brief History of CapitalismCall them virtual money, digital fiat or cryptocurrencies, alternative measures of exchange value have always posed challenges to official cash.
A Greek and US national, she was the first female editor-in-chief of the American Economic Review, one of the most influential journals in economics.
- Chinese Premier Li Qiang held talks with visiting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Beijing on Friday.
The Greek side will provide more convenience for Chinese investors to invest and do business in the country, he said, adding that Greece supports strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation between Europe and China and stands ready to work with China to uphold multilateralism, jointly safeguard the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, and respond to climate change and other global challenges.