Recently, the Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy (EEPF) announced that Greece ranked second in the 2022 Blue Flag beach quality ranking, which involved 53 countries. In this ranking, 581 beaches in Greece received the "Blue Flag" designation, accounting for 14% of the total number of beaches awarded this year, along with 15 marinas and 6 sustainable boats that were also awarded the 2022 Blue Flag designation.
The Blue Flag program is a large-scale environmental awareness and protection initiative, implemented annually by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) in European countries and other parts of the world. Beaches awarded the Blue Flag must meet a total of 27 criteria across four areas: water quality, environmental information and education, environmental management, and safety services. Therefore, beaches that receive the Blue Flag designation often have high environmental standards and quality services. The Blue Flag label is a symbol of international quality and is one of the most recognized environmental labels worldwide.
Halkidiki in northern Greece has once again become the Blue Flag champion of Greece, as this destination has a total of 96 beaches that have won this prestigious ecological label. Rhodes, Lassithi, and Chania follow closely behind, while the regions of Attica, Kefalonia, and Lesbos, where Athens is located, rank among the top ten areas in Greece with the most Blue Flag beaches.
The Deputy Minister of Tourism of Greece stated, "We are fortunate that Greece's tourist destinations are favored worldwide." He also emphasized the safety and environmental education issues of Greek beaches and announced that the Greek Ministry of Tourism has received 140 million euros from the EU Recovery Fund to build marinas and improve beach accessibility.
As a country with a developed tourism industry, Greece attracts many visitors. Recently, a report indicated that Greece is attracting more vacationers from around the globe. Since April, the search volume for international flights to Greece has increased by 78% compared to early 2022, while the search volume for domestic flights within Greece has increased by 18%.
Not only tourism, but reports also indicate that Greece's real estate is increasingly attracting the interest of foreign investors, with more and more investors choosing to invest in a second property in Greece. According to data from the Bank of Greece, foreign direct investment in Greek real estate increased by more than one-third last year, exceeding 1 billion euros, partly due to the revival of Greece's Golden Visa program. In 2021, foreign direct investment in Greek real estate grew by 34.4%, rising from 875 million euros a year earlier to 1.17 billion euros. The number of Golden Visas issued by Greece also increased by 10.3% year-on-year.
With the recovery of the tourism industry and the economic rebound, the housing rental and sales market has also surged, and the investment immigration projects in Greece continue to be popular. For investors interested in immigrating to Greece, now is an excellent time. Investors can apply for a Greek permanent residence visa for their entire family by investing in real estate starting from 250,000 euros, allowing them to travel freely across 26 Schengen countries while enjoying social welfare benefits such as education and healthcare in Greece, as well as acquiring permanent property rights in Greece, establishing a second home abroad, which is truly a win-win situation.
At the same time, children immigrating to Greece can participate in the Overseas Chinese Student Examination with their overseas Chinese student status, making it easier to enroll in top universities such as 985 and 211, enjoying education from mainland universities! Ten years of hard study cannot compare to easily entering prestigious schools with an overseas identity. This identity not only allows children to grow in a high-quality educational environment abroad but also provides them with better choices when facing university decisions.
WorldWay Group, one of the top 500 Asian brands, is an immigration agency that introduced the Greek property investment immigration project to China early on. With a forward-looking vision, it collaborates with strong Greek developers to promote various Greek property investment immigration projects to investors, including apartments, garden houses, and more. For example: sea view apartments in the CBD of the Athens Bay Area, seaside promenade apartments in Athens, coastal apartments in Athens, and fashionable apartments in northern Athens, catering to the needs of different investors, there is always one that suits you. Now is the promotional period for Greek property investment immigration, a rare opportunity; purchasing a property can come with great gifts, and interested parties must seize the opportunity in a timely manner!
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In 2013, it collaborated with the Greek Embassy in China to hold the launch ceremony for "Greek Property Immigration" in China, introducing this project to the country;
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