Greece Submits €3.6bn RRF Payment Request to European Commission

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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 –

Greece Still on UK’s ‘Amber List’ Requiring Quarantine for Non-Vaccinated

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Photo source: Heathrow Airport The UK decided this week to keep Greece on its “amber list”, which means that returning non-vaccinated travelers or those planning to visit Britain will be required to quarantine for 10 days to limit the spread of Covid-19. Changes to the revised list go into effect at 4am on Monday, August […]

Crete Expecting August Tourism at Full Capacity

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Matala Beach, Heraklion, Crete. Photo source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Despite Covid-19 restraints, travelers are still selecting Crete for their summer holidays, according to island hoteliers who are forecasting that August occupancy may even reach 100 percent in certain areas. Leading source market for Greece’s second largest island is Germany, said Heraklio Hoteliers

Greece Announces New Round of Rules to Tackle Covid-19

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Greek Health Minister Vasilis Kikilias Greek Health Minister Vasilis Kikilias announced on Tuesday new measures for admission to indoor spaces including restaraunts and bars and testing requirements that go into effect on September 13 aiming to stop the spread of Covid-19 and to protect the public health system. “These rules are not punitive,” said Kikilias […]

Theoharis: Tourism Approaching Greece’s Record 2019 Levels

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. Photo source: @htheoharis “Tourism is reaching 2019 levels,” said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Tuesday, expressing his satisfaction with the performance of the sector, which he said is a driving force of the economy. Speaking on MEGA channel, Theoharis confirmed that in July and August more than 2 million […]

Minister: Greece Recovering, Betting on September-October Tourism

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Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki. Photo source: @Sofia Zacharaki Greece is looking to cover lost ground with tourist bookings into September and October, said Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki. In an interview to Liberal.gr, she confirmed that tourism performance in 2021 was on an upward trend. June came near to 50 percent of pre-Covid-19 pandemic […]

IATA Travel Pass Now Accepts EU, UK Covid-19 Certificates

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Photo source: IATA The International Air Transport Association announced this week that users of its digital Travel Pass could now upload EU and UK Covid-19 vaccination data to the IATA mobile app. More specifically, the Geneva-based trade body said that the EU Digital Covid Certificate (DCC) and the UK NHS Covid Pass can now be uploaded to the […]

Greece Experts Warn of ‘Harsh” Autumn Ahead as Covid-19 Cases Soar

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Constitution square (Syntagma), Athens. Greek health authorities expect the number of Covid-19 cases to soar in September and October and are warning of a harsh fall ahead after a spike in incidents over the last few weeks. Epidemiologists expect to see the number of cases increase due to the return of Greek holidaymakers and lax […]

Crete Covid-19 Cases Soar, New Lockdown-style Measures Ordered

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Rethymno, Crete. Photo source: Visit Greece Greek authorities ordered lockdown-style restrictions for the Cretan town of Rethymno starting today in addition to extending measures in Chania and Heraklion until 6am on August 25, after the number of Covid-19 cases soared to 4,206 on Tuesday and ICU admissions increased. The largest number of coronavirus incidents were […]

Rising Covid-19 Cases in Greece Not Tourism-related

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Infectious disease expert Charalambos Gogos said on Thursday that the rise in Covid-19 cases in Greece over the past few weeks cannot be attributed to inbound travelers. Referring to a spike in incidents – 3,605 new cases in the last 24 hours and 20 deaths – Gogos confirmed that the percentage of “imported cases” was […]