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All major Finn Championships in 2023 are now accepting entries. The entry period for the 2023 Finn European Masters Championship in Campione de Garda, the year’s final major championship, opened this week. After a memorable and extremely enjoyable Finn Gold Cup in Miami, followed by the Semaine International de Cannes last week, which drew 72 Finns, the Finn Class is hoping for another successful season. The Open Europeans will be held at CSOPAK on Lake Balaton, at the club managed by 2020 Olympic silver medalist Zsombor Berecz. Berecz and double Finn Olympian Ian Ainslie are planning two training clinics leading…

Greece is known for its locally grown produce, but farmers are dissatisfied with an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program they’ve been fighting for a decade, as well as European Union targets to reduce pesticide use. According to EURACTIV, IPM is an ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on the long-term prevention of pests or their damage through a combination of techniques applied in a hierarchy to minimize chemical protections. According to the site, the system is a key component of Greece’s 2020 National Action Plan for Pesticides, which emphasizes its importance in the country’s environmental and climate action. According to an unnamed…

Tenders for at least four geothermal exploration areas in various regions of northern Greece are expected. Tenders for the exploration and exploitation of four geothermal areas in different regions of Northern Greece are expected to be issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. These are the areas in question: The Sperchios site, a fifth area, is still being considered for inclusion in the tender. Some of these sites were previously put up for auction in 2011, but no contracts were signed due to claims that exceeded the scope of the subsequent notice’s terms. The Ministry of Environment and Energy introduced…

In the bay of Kavala on Wednesday night, a dolphin around two meters long perished in the forceful southerly wind. The dolphin as a result washed up on Nea Karvali beach, which is east of Kavala. According to Proto Thema, local amateur fishers discovered the sad creature dead and promptly notified the port administration and the Fisheries Research Institute (IN.ALE), which has its headquarters in Nea Peramos in the municipality of Pangaia. When told about the occurrence, Aris Christidis, a technologist and agronomist at the Fisheries Research Institute who is in charge of cetacean species, emphasized that the dolphin was…

Marketing Greece recently released a new video promoting Thassos’ traditional crafts and local products as part of its “Kavala-Thassos Tourism Partnership” initiative. The initiative, launched in 2029 to promote the tourism product of Kavala and Thassos, sees the marketing company collaborate with the hotel associations of the two Northern Greece destinations, the Kavala Chamber of Commerce, AEGEAN Airlines, and Fraport Greece. The new 54-second video highlights Thassos’ community, taking viewers on a journey that praises Greece’s northernmost island for its authenticity, tradition, and cultural history. International visitors can learn about the island’s ceramic workshops and marble sculpting with the celebrated…

The annual Athena International Olive Oil Competition (Athena IOOC) will be held from May 04 to May 06, 2023 in Kavala, northeastern Greece, it was announced this week. It will be held in collaboration with the Regional Authority of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. Its judging panel will consist of tasters and connoisseurs familiar with the international market who have been invited from various countries around the world. Athena IOOC is accepting contestant applications at athenaoliveoil.gr, which is available in English, French, Italian, and Spanish, as well as Greek. About Athena IOOC Athena IOOC is a dynamically growing international olive oil…

May this year give you the opportunity to follow your dreams, love like there is no tomorrow and smile unconditionally. As we celebrate the New Year, we wish everyone success, a healthy long life and a fresh new start. We are lucky that we get to have a new chance and a new beginning, so be grateful and live life to the fullest. Have a joyous New Year!

Christmas celebrations continue in Kavala. 18:00 Santa’s Laboratory – Central Square (Eleftherias) Kavala. 18:00 Stoa Hippocrates (25 Megalo Alexander Street). 18:00 Offices of the Landscape Cultural Association of Kavala. Christmas celebration. 20:00 Central Square (Eleftherias) of Kavala 20:30 Grand Club of Kavala To learn more, please visit here.

The Pontian lyra and the douille had the first say at the Christmas event “Memories and Flavors of Pontus” by the Pontian Club N. Kavala! The traditional Pontian feast at Eleftherias Square, with songs and dances from the Pontian Club N. Kavala and the Pontian carols, gathered the eyes of the citizens who were found on the morning of Sunday, December 18, 2022, at Eleftherias Square! At the end of the event, rich festive dishes of Pontian cuisine were shared! To learn more, please visit here.

On Tuesday, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) reported that a car carrying seven illegal immigrants crashed in northern Greece, injuring several persons, some of them critically. On Monday evening, a car carrying two people from a country nobody knows the identity of careened off the Xanthi-Kavala national highway, hit into a dirt mound, and then plummeted into an irrigation ditch. According to AMNA, three firetrucks and four (4) ambulances were sent to the scene of the incident to aid in extricating the passengers. Six (6) people, including the Syrian driver, were reportedly in the automobile. No further details were available.