The Greek Health Ministry’s committee of experts for Covid-19 on Wednesday evening decide to extend the measures against the spread of the coronavirus for another week. Speaking earlier on public broadcaster ERT, Greek Health Minister Thanos Plevris said that the Omicron peak happened much earlier than expected and that there is “tremendous pressure” on the […]
Senior citizen at vaccination center in Athens. Greek residents over 60 rushed to get vaccinated before the end of January, when fines reach 100 euros for every month they don’t get the jab against Covid-19. According to Deputy Health Minister Mina Gaga, 220,000 people booked an appointment for vaccination in the last 45 days since […]
Photo: Shutterstock Greek authorities have set aside 80 million euros to support in January employees and businesses impacted by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, including several tourism activities. According to the finance, development and labor ministries, the three new measures cover additional areas of activity and include among others reinstating the furlough
Seniors over 60 who have not booked an appointment to get at least the first dose of a vaccination against Covid-19 will have to pay a fine each month starting Monday, January 17, Greek authorities said on Wednesday. Speaking on SKAI television, Health Ministry General Secretary Marios Themistocleous said there would be no extension to […]
Photo source: eea.gr Greece is extending its Covid-19 restrictions by one week, until January 23, the Health Ministry announced on Wednesday. The measures, which took effect on January 3 to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country, were expected to be lifted on January 16. The ministry made the announcement following the recommendations […]
archive photo Greek authorities announced new measures applying to travel by ferry to and from the islands and mainland in view of Covid-19 and the onslaught of Omicron. According to the latest legislation which applies to coastal shipping transportation regardless of destination (from ports of mainland Greece to the islands and other mainland ports, between […]
Photo source: EC – Audiovisual Service / Photographer: Savo Prelevic Greek authorities announced on Monday that a portal (in Greek and English) is now open where individuals who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 abroad can declare vaccination status in Greece and request the issue of an EU Digital Covid Certificate. According to the health and […]
Photo source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Greek Deputy Finance Minister Theodoros Skylakakis approved 55 projects, including key tourism investments, budgeted at 3.35 billion euros to be funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0”. In total, 103 projects budgeted at 6.11 billion euros have so far been included in the Greece 2.0 […]
The Greek finance and labor ministries announced this week the extension by six months of a special subsidy that covers operating costs granted to businesses impacted by Covid-19 restrictions. Under the program, state aid in the form of tax or insurance contribution credit expired on December 31, 2021. The extension allows businesses to benefit from […]
The Greek tourism ministry is counting on funding from the EU’s post-Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) to push forward with upgrades and modernizations of the sector, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias in an interview to news247.gr this week. Kikilias expressed his confidence that 2022 could prove to be a “benchmark” for Greek tourism marking […]

















