EU Approves Greek Recovery Plan, Paves Way for Funding

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens. Photo source: European Commission The European Commission approved Greece’s resilience plan paving the way for the release of 30.5 billion euros to go towards reforms and investments that will enable the country to emerge stronger after Covid-19. Prime Minister

May 2021 Flight and Passenger Traffic to Greece Improves

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Photo © GTP Incoming passenger traffic through Greece’s airports picked up in May marking a 673.4 percent increase compared to the same month in 2020, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) said on Wednesday. According to HCAA data, the number of international arrivals to Greece rose by 2.58 percent, which the HCAA attributes to a relaxation […]

Commission Chief to Visit Greece as Part of NextGenerationEU Tour

By admin 16 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Photo Source: @Ursula von der Leyen European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be visiting Athens on Thursday as part of her NextGenerationEU tour aimed at assessing member states’ recovery plans and whether they are ready to start accepting EU Digital Covid Certificates. The Commission president will be visiting Portugal, Spain, Greece, Denmark, and […]

Covid-19 Costs Greek Ferry Operators €200m in Losses

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Greek ferry operators are calling for immediate support measures and compensation to cover 200 million euros in losses suffered as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020-2021. More specifically, the Greek Shipowners Association for Passenger Ships (SEEN) is demanding that the government proceed with the immediate payment of dues exceeding 50 million euros for

Study: European CFOs See Post-Covid Recovery Ahead

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Senior financial executives from across Europe, including Greece, are expressing increasing optimism that the Covid-19 pandemic is on its way out, expecting business activity to recover in the next 12 months, according to the Deloitte European CFO Survey Spring 2021. More specifically, 78 percent of Greek and 74 percent of European CFOs expect an increase […]

Applications Open June 16 for Greek Tourism Enterprises Subsidy

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Starting June 16, tourism enterprises impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic will be able to tap into a total of 420 million euros in working capital released by the Greek government to help them restart operations. The support scheme announced earlier this month by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis provides a wide range of tourism businesses, including hotels,

EU Likely to Allow Restriction-free Travel for the Vaccinated this Summer

By admin 11 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: European Commission Vaccinated travelers may soon be able to travel restriction-free across the EU after member states agreed on Friday to ease restrictions. Reuters reports that the decision which will allow cross-border tourism for vaccinated travelers was reached during an EU ambassadors meeting on Friday. Officials approved a revised European Commission

Study Examines How Greeks Feel About Covid-19 Vaccination

By admin 11 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: diaNEOsis The majority (94.4 percent) of Greeks believe that vaccination against Covid-19 saves lives with one in two saying they feel psychologically more secure after, found a study released this week by research and policy institute diaNEOsis. The study, which provides a closer look at how Greeks feel about vaccination and the pandemic, […]

Historic Aegli Hotel in Volos Opens for Summer 2021

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Photo © Aegli Hotel The historic Aegli Hotel in the heart of port town Volos in central Greece has reopened its doors and is welcoming visitors back to its high quality premises. The hotel continues its long history and puts the safety of its guests and staff first by adopting every measure required to protect […]

Sweden Signals Interest for Tourism to Greece

By admin 10 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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The Swedes are keen on visiting Greece this summer and additional actions are being taken to facilitate travel between the two countries, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said after a visit to Stockholm this week. As part of his Northern Europe tour, Theoharis met with the Swedish Minister of Enterprise, Ibrahim Baylan, to discuss ways that […]