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The board of directors of Attiko Metro is expected to approve within days the justification of the technical offers submitted by the two bidders, the consortia of AVAX and AKTOR.

The main selection criterion will be the amount of capital that the investor will have to run the Acquisition and Rental Agency. A de facto capital limit cannot, however, be set, since, as mentioned above, it is not possible to determine in advance how much capital will be needed.

One of the bright new arrivals is the new Athens Capital Hotel - MGalery in Syntagma Square, the first of the relevant chain of the Accor group operating in Greece. The new hotel opened its doors September 1st, in an investment of 25 million euros by Lampsa SA. of the Laskaridis group. The property has been leased for a period of 30 years, following a tender held on behalf of the owner, ie the Mutual Aid Fund for former Agricultural Bank employees.

For Alexandroupolis and Kavala, there has been a lot of talk about the interest from American interests, however, big names from the USA are not expected to participate. One of the groups that was formed, with the participation of a partner who claimed to be a representative of an American group, is being wound up.

"For the first time we have a list of sanctions, which are strict and can be implemented in whole or in part. Unless there is an imminent de-escalation, it is certain that things will be very difficult for Erdogan at the European Council on September 24,25," he underlined.

Finance Minister Christos Staikouras stressed that the results show that the international investment community has confidence in the Greek economy.

Although bank officials are currently avoiding making any negative public comments, there are concerns on this issue, sources say.

In 1980, Greece's GDP was $56.8 billion compared to Turkey's $68.79 billion, or 83 percent  of the neighboring country's gross domestic product. Today the Greek GDP reaches 218 billion dollars and that of Turkey 771 billion dollars – Greece’s domestic GDP corresponds to only 28 percent of Turkey's GDP.

On the possibility of Turkey sending a research vessel, the foreign minister said Greece has "specific legal options". He said Athens was building a diplomatic shield that will act as a deterrent for Turkish aggression but also noted the operational readiness, combat worthiness and deterrent power of the Greek armed forces.

On the Cyclades islands there were 68 inspections of businesses and 18 violations confirmed. Also on Mykonos, one person was arrested for violating the measures to prevent the spread of diseases and fined 5,000 euros.