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The number of national daily newspapers in Greece was 68 in 1950 and it increased to 156 in 1965. [1] Mid through the Greek financial crisis in 2016, on a national level there were 15 daily general interest, 11 daily sports, 4 daily business, 10 weekly and 16 Sunday newspapers in circulation. [2]
Today, Elefsina is a major industrial centre, with the largest oil refinery in Greece as well as the home of the Aeschylia Festival, the longest-lived arts event in the Attica Region. On 11 November 2016, Elefsina was named the European Capital of Culture for 2021, which became effective in 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic postponement.
In 2007, Greece accounted for 19% of the EU's fishing haul in the Mediterranean Sea, [174] ranked third with 85,493 tons, [174] and ranked first in the number of fishing vessels in the Mediterranean between European Union members. [174] Additionally, the country ranked 11th in the EU in total quantity of fish caught, with 87,461 tons. [174]
Tourism in Greece has been a key element of the economic activity in the country, and is one of the country's most important sectors.Greece has been a major tourist destination and attraction in Europe since the 1970s for its rich culture and history, which is reflected in large part by its 19 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, among the most in Europe and the world [1] as well as for its long ...
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19 May: PAOK wins its fourth Greek championship after beating city rivals Aris 1–2 away on the final matchday of the season. [ 9 ] 21 May: A court in Kalamata acquits nine Egyptians on charges of human trafficking and manslaughter relating to the 2023 Messenia migrant boat disaster , citing a lack of jurisdiction due to the incident occurring ...
These dialects are now extinct. [48] The following linguistic markers have been used to distinguish and classify the dialects of Greece. Many of these features are today characteristic only of the traditional rural vernaculars and may be socially stigmatised. Younger, urban speakers throughout the country tend to converge towards accents closer ...