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Should We Give Up On A Dream of Regenerative Crete?

2023-12-27 by Phil Butler

Heraklion countryside

Greek officials and energy conglomerates plan to transform Crete Island into an energy machine for Germany and other EU nations.

Tags: Attica-Crete HVDC, Blackrock, clean energy, energy, Engie, Galatas Palace, MET Austria Energy Trade GmbH, Panagiotis Magganas, Peskesi, RAE, regenerative agriculture, regenerative development, Regenerative Economics, Regulatory Authority for Energy, Terna Energy

Yelena Baturina confidence: Can entrepreneurship save Europe business?

2014-09-19 by Phil Butler

Yelena-Baturina-and-designer-Tom-Dixon

With doubt cast over European business amid east-west tensions of late, finding a business person positive about growing in this market, it’s pretty rare. The latest investment/development made by Russian entrepreneur Yelena Baturina, owner of the Grand Tirolia hotel in Kitzbuhel, Austria, bears scrutiny today, if for no other reason than shining a ray of hope on European progress.

Tags: Austria business, BE OPEN Foundation, eco, energy, Germany hotels, Inteco Beteiligungs GmbH, Russia hotels, Yelena Baturina

Poland President Komorowski Touring Caucasus

2011-07-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan

According to the news from Azerbaijan, Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski met with Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker Oktay Asadov today to further strengthen those nations’ ties. The meeting in Baku, Komorowski’s first stop on a trou that covers Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia, was primarily focused toward Poland’s interests in Azerbeijan’s energy sector.

Tags: Armenia travel, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan travel, Baku, Bronislaw Komorowski, energy, EU industry, EU ties, EU tourism, Georgia travel, Komorowski, Oktay Asadov, poland, Poland travel, Serzh Sargsyan, Tigran Sargsyan, travel news

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Following heavy rainfall, Crete’s dams experience a massive surge in water levels. The latest data for Faneromeni, Aposelemis, and Potamon.

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Greece Begins €15 Million Tech Overhaul of Birthplace of Zeus

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Crete’s legendary Diktaean Cave faces a €15 million digital overhaul.

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Rethymno Prepares for the 2026 Cretan Diet Festival

2026-03-28 By Iorgos Pappas

Rethymno Town Hall hosted a strategic meeting to elevate the 2026 Cretan Diet Festival.

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Fodele Orange Festival 2026: A Sensory Celebration in El Greco’s Birthplace

2026-03-27 By Manuel Santos

Join the village of Fodele this Sunday, March 29, for the 11th Orange Festival, with traditional Cretan flavors, music, and art.

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