Greece Discusses Gradual Restoration of Travel with Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia

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Greece on Tuesday discussed the possibility of mutually lifting travel restrictions with Balkan countries to facilitate the restart of business and leisure travel between the nations. Speaking during the videoconference of the Quadrilateral Summit of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia, the Greek PM underlined that Greece once again is expecting visitors from the Balkan

IATA: Covid-19 Air Transport Disruption to Impact Greek Tourism

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Disruption to Greece’s air transport sector caused by the Covid-19 outbreak is set to cost the country’s tourism sector an estimated 9.2 billion euros in losses, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Speaking on public broadcaster ERT this week, Raphael Schwartzman, IATA’s regional vice-president for Europe, said the coronavirus impact on

Greece Invites its Tourism Businesses to Open for 2020 Season

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Greek tourism businesses and employees will be fully supported through the government’s soon-to-be-announced action plan, which is aimed at assisting the sector in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking to Ant1 TV on Tuesday, the government’s spokesman, Stelios Petsas, assured that the action plan will be a “comprehensive package” of measures, which will be […]

Germany, France Table €500bn EU Covid-19 Recovery Fund Idea

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French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a video news conference on Monday. In an attempt to mitigate the blow to the European Union’s economy by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Germany and France have proposed the creation of a recovery fund of 500 billion euros that would be raised through EU-backed bonds. […]

Ferry Travel in Greece: Passengers Must Fill Out Health Questionnaires Before Boarding

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As part of the new rules for travel by ferry in Greece, during the post-Covid-19 period, all passengers are now obliged to fill out a health declaration questionnaire before boarding ferries in Greek ports. The questionnaire is mandatory for a domestic ferry trip (travel between ports in Greece) over 30 minutes. A similar questionnaire must […]

Air France to Gradually Resume Flight Schedule by End of June

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Air France recently announced plans to gradually resume its flights between now and the end of June and subject to travel restrictions being lifted. The airline said in an announcement that its flight schedule will have a gradual increase in the number of frequencies and destinations, especially to/from metropolitan France, the French Overseas Departments, and […]

Greece and 10 Countries Agree to Ensure Safe Travel Within the EU

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Eleven EU member states, including Greece, on Monday agreed on a set of principles to ensure the freedom of safe travel within the EU, in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, through the broadest possible coordination of tourism policies and the gradual lifting of border controls. The agreement was announced following a videoconference that took […]

Greece Extends 14-day Quarantine for all Arrivals by Air

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Greece is extending the 14-day self-quarantine required for anyone entering the country by air until the end of May, according to a notice to airmen (NOTAM) announced by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Monday. The NOTAM was issued in cooperation with the Greek Health Ministry and EODY, Greece’s public health organization, for reasons […]

Greece Chairs EU’s Committee of Ministers with a Covid-19 Focus

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Photo Source: coegreekchairmanship2020.gov.gr Safeguarding public health and addressing the coronavirus (Covid-19) health crisis are among the top priorities of Greece as it takes over the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for the second half of 2020. Alternate Foreign Affairs Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis assumed the position on May 15, from Georgian

Germany Wants Global Travel Ban to be Lifted by June 14

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Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou Aiming to discuss lifting coronavirus (Covid-19) travel restrictions with certain countries, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas will hold a video conference call with counterparts from Greece, Cyprus, Spain, Italy, Austria, Croatia, Portugal, Malta, Slovenia, and Bulgaria on Monday. Germany is aiming for the worldwide travel ban to be lifted on