European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders. Source: European Commission / Photographer: Claudio Centonze European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders recently called for Member States of the European Union to lift the last remaining travel restrictions within the bloc. Speaking after the European Commission adopted the second report on the EU Digital COVID
Photo source: European Commission The European Council on Tuesday updated its recommendation on the temporary restriction of non-essential travel into the EU from third countries. Under the recommendation, the Council advises EU countries to allow non-essential travel for citizens of third countries who have been vaccinated against Covid-19, as well as for recovered
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has reopened its United States network to European travelers, following the lifting of restrictions by the US government on November 8. Passengers to the US must be vaccinated against Covid-19 and hold a negative PCR test. According to the airline, passengers now have access to 64 weekly KLM flights to 11 […]
Photo source: KLM KLM Group’s operating result in the third quarter of 2021 amounted to a profit of 168 million euros, compared to a loss of 234 million euros in 2020 and a profit of 511 million euros in 2019. According to KLM’s recently released third-quarter figures, turnover totaled 1.890 billion euros, compared to 1.144 […]
The European Council on Thursday added Israel to the list of third countries for which member states should gradually lift Covid-19 travel restrictions. The decision followed a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU. Based on the criteria and conditions set out in the […]
One day after Covid-19 cases spiked in Greece, all of its regions are either labelled high or medium risk on the weekly European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) map. Updated every Thursday, the map charts the spread of the deadly virus across Europe. This week Attica, Central Greece, Evia island, and Achaia in […]
The region of Attica in Greece, which includes the wider Athens area, has been labeled “red” on the weekly European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Covid-19 map updated every Thursday. Attica Region is labeled “high risk” indicated by the red color on the map, which charts the spread of the coronavirus and which is based on […]
The Ionian islands in Greece, including such popular tourist destinations as Corfu, Kefalonia and Zakynthos, are among the handful of areas in Europe labeled “green” on the weekly European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) map updated on Thursday. Greece is labeled “medium risk” indicated by the orange color on the map, which charts […]
The EU on Monday agreed to establish the color “dark red” to its traffic light system, which shows the Covid-19 risk levels across its regions, as an additional measure to discourage all but essential travel within and to its member states. The announcement follows an updated recommendation of the European Commission on a coordinated approach […]
European airports and tourism organisations are urging the EU to come up with more flexible state aid rules to provide assistance to airports and support air connectivity due to the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Representative associations, ACI Europe and the European Travel Commission (ETC), on Wednesday sent a letter to European Executive

















