Greece Ready to Receive First Payment from NextGenerationEU, Says Commission

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Photo source: European Commission The European Commission on Monday endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Greece’s payment request for 3.6 billion euros, under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the key instrument at the heart of NextGenerationEU. “Today, we have reached a new milestone in the implementation of NextGenerationEU in Greece. In our view,

EIB Teams Up with Greek Banks to Support Covid-hit Businesses

By admin 15 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group under the European Guarantee Fund (EGF), announced that it would join forces with Greek banks to support businesses impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic providing 6.5 billion euros in liquidity. Tourism enterprises, among the hardest hit in Greece, will be able to tap into the funding. A total of 2.7 […]

ECDC Updates Guidelines for Use of Face Masks

By admin 9 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Photo source: ECDC The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) recently published an update of its technical report for the use of face masks in the community and their effectiveness in reducing the transmission of Covid-19. Titled “Considerations for the use of face masks in the community in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron […]

Greece Submits €3.6bn RRF Payment Request to European Commission

By admin 4 Ιανουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Photo source: European Parliament / ©BELGA/AFP/L.Gouliamaki The European Commission said this week it would be assessing in the next two months a request made by Greece for the disbursement of 3.6 billion euros in financial support under the EU’s post-Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). Greece submitted the request for the first pre-financing payment –

Covid-19: Greece Supports Jobs, Businesses with New Measures

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Photo: Shutterstock The Greek labor and finance ministries announced six new measures on Thursday aimed at supporting businesses and households affected by a new round of Covid-19 restrictions in view of soaring cases. Among others, the government will restore in January a 534-euro special purpose subsidy for employees in F&B and entertainment (musicians, singers,

EU Extends Slot Relief Rules for Airlines Until October 2022

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Photo source: Fraport Greece The European Commission recently adopted an extension to the airport slot relief rules of the 2022 summer scheduling season, running from March 28 until October 29. Accordingly, airlines operating out of congested EU airports will be required to effectively use 64 percent of their allocated slots to keep them, up from […]

EU Proposes New Rules for Post-Covid Schengen Area Challenges

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The European Commission is proposing a series of actions that will reinforce the Schengen area and ensure it is prepared to keep up with the evolving challenges and act swiftly and effectively in any crisis situation. In this direction the Commission has tabled updated rules aimed at bringing greater EU coordination and better equipping member […]

CulturEU: New Online Guide Informs on EU Funding for Cultural Sector

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The European Commission recently launched a new interactive guide mapping all funding opportunities available at EU level for the cultural and creative sectors. CulturEU, a one-stop shop for EU funding, gathers a total of 75 funding opportunities from 21 different EU programmes, from Creative Europe and Horizon Europe to structural funds and InvestEU. In just […]

ECDC Advises Adults to Consider Third Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine

By admin 24 Νοεμβρίου 2021 No comment

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In a change of direction, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) advised on Wednesday, adults and mainly those over 40 to consider getting a third dose (booster) of a Covid-19 vaccine. The advice is a turn-around to guidance issued in fall jointly with the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which said there was […]

Recovery Funding Programs for Greek Tourism SMEs to Open in December

By admin 4 Νοεμβρίου 2021 No comment

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Small and medium-sized tourism enterprises in Greece will be able to tap into 1.6 billion euros in recovery funding next month when the relevant programs open to applications. More specifically, 250 million euros will be allocated to tourism businesses with plans to diversify their product. Funding will cover actions aimed at enhancing, developing or diversifying […]