Greece’s Covid-hit F&B Sector to Get €330m in Aid

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Photo source: Athens Chamber of Tradesmen The Greek government announced on Thursday that it would be subsidizing the country’s food and beverages (F&B) sector with 330 million euros in aid to assist recovery after Covid-19. Companies ready to re-open will be able to take out 100,000 euros in start-up capital under certain conditions. The amount […]

Tourism Accommodation Facilities to Get Lease Extension

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Greek Investments & Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis announced on Thursday that tourism accommodation enterprises would be able to extend their current lease by two years as part of Covid-19 support measures. The ministry announced the decision after tabling a relevant amendment in parliament which foresees the automatic extension of leases for tourism

FinMin Expects €8bn in Greek Tourism Revenue This Year

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Acropolis, Athens. Photo source: Culture Ministry Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras is expecting Greece’s tourism revenue to double this year predicting it will reach 8 billion euros compared to 4 billion euros in 2020, adding however that it will still not be able to cover losses incurred due to the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview […]

Greece Seeking Ways to Re-open Retail Amid Covid-19 Fatigue

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Photo source: Athens Traders Association A decision by Greek authorities to re-open the retail sector has been pushed back several times due to spikes in the number of Covid-19 cases over the past weeks with the national committee of health experts set to convene on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of easing containment measures. Greek […]

Greece Planning to Re-open Shops and Restaurants

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Monastiraki market, Athens. Photo Source: ESEE Greek authorities are planning to gradually lift Covid-19 restrictions and allow retail shops to reopen from March 22 or March 29. Speaking on Parapolitika 90.1 radio on Tuesday, Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis clarified that when shops re-open, they will not be obliged operate with the “click away” […]

Attica Enters ‘Red’ Covid-19 Status, Retail Sees Restrictions

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Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases at Athens University Vana Papaevaggelou, Greek Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis and Greek Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias. Photo source: Ministry of Development and Investment With a 45 percent rise in new coronavirus infections in just one week, the Greek government’s Covid-19 health

Tough Measures Continue in Greece Due to Covid-19 Variant

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Photo source: @National Public Health Organization (EODY) Greece plans to keep its strict lockdown measures in place in view of a Covid-19 variant which appears to be spreading at a fast pace. The new strain of the deadly virus believed to be more contagious has already forced Germany and the UK to extend containment measures […]

Covid-19: After Retail, Greece Aims to Allow Intra-regional Travel

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© Olympia Odos Shops in Greece re-opened on Monday with a two-hour limit per shopper so as to avoid crowding, to be followed by the resumption of intra-regional travel, the re-opening of high schools and F&B services if Covid-19 figures remain in check, Greek authorities said. Greek Investments & Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis said the […]

Greece to Reopen Retail Stores and Shopping Malls Under Rules

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Greek Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis (center). Greece will begin to gradually ease lockdown restrictions taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), Greek Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis announced on Friday. As of Monday, January 18, all retail stores and shopping malls in the country will reopen, along

Greece Considers Re-opening Shops with Measures

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Greek authorities are examining ways to re-open shops on January 18, in efforts to revive the market which has remained closed due to extended lockdown measures aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19. The government said it would give retail the green light to operate with the click away method after a meeting this week […]