Greece Announces New €1bn Covid-19 Relief to Shield Jobs

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Greek ministers of finance, Christos Staikouras, and labor, Kostis Hatzidakis. Photo source: cstaikouras.gr Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras announced a new 1-billion-euro round of Covid-19 support aimed at keeping impacted businesses above water and jobs in place. Aid actions to support companies, employees, and households affected by the coronavirus

Opening Retail Crucial for Greece’s post-Covid Recovery

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Photo source: Athens Traders Association (ESA) Greek authorities are seeking ways to re-open retail in an attempt to get the ailing economy going after all efforts to ease lockdown measures are being pushed back due to increasing Covid-19 infection rates. Greece’s committee of Covid-19 experts will convene on Wednesday instead of Friday to reassess the […]

Parliament Approval Next Key Step for Greece’s Hellinikon Project

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Photo Source: thehellinikon.com One of the most ambitious projects in Greece, the mega Hellinikon investment at Athens’ former airport in the southern suburbs on the coast, moves closer to implementation after Greek parliament ratified this week the contract transferring partial ownership of area at the former airport site to Greek developer Lamda Development, paving the

Greece Looks to Create Special Visa to Attract Digital Nomads

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Greek authorities are looking to launch a special visa for digital nomads, a population of independent workers who choose to embrace a technology-enabled lifestyle that allows them to travel and work remotely, anywhere in the world. Digital nomads are location-independent, remote workers that either set a base in another country or continuously change destinations

Minister: Achieving Tourism in 2020 a ‘Feat’ for Greece

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. Photo Source: @Harry Theoharis The tourism sector will continue to be a driving force of the Greek economy by taking advantage of the valuable knowhow it gathered after opening up to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic, said Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis this week. In an interview to the Athens News […]

New Golf Tourism Project for Greece Announced

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A new golf tourism project budgeted at 300 million euros and set to create 1,500 jobs when completed is scheduled to go up in the central Greece region of Fokida, according to local media reports. Dubbed “Delphi Golf Resort”, the project will be implemented by Scorpios Construction SA and includes the creation of a 36-hole […]

Greece’s New Deputy Tourism Minister Pledges Action

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Newly appointed Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and outgoing Deputy Minister Manos Konsolas during the handover ceremony. Sofia Zacharaki stepped in as Greece’s deputy tourism minister for tourism education and special forms of tourism during a handover ceremony this week following a cabinet reshuffle on Monday. Zacharaki took over

VIP Exclusive Tourism Club on Skorpios Isle Gets Green Light

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Skorpios island. Photo © Facebook – ΟΙ ΟΜΟΡΦΙΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ ΜΑΣ A multi-million-euro luxury project to go up on the Greek islet of Skorpios, located off the Ionian island of Lefkada, is set to become the playground of the rich and famous after Greek authorities approved the investment with a joint ministerial decision. The 55-page decision signed last […]

Elevate Greece Announces Funding for Startups

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Startups that have enlisted on the registry of Greece’s national startup entity Elevate Greece will be able to apply for 60 million euros in funding for working capital in the form of non-repayable grants, the development ministry announced. Very small, small and medium-sized companies registered on the national registry are eligible for non-repayable financing for […]

Greece Upgrades Tourism Schools of Higher Education

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Greece has taken the first step for the upgrade of the country’s tourism schools of higher education – known as ASTE, with the signing of a joint ministerial decision, the Greek Tourism Ministry announced recently. Signed by Education Minister Niki Kerameus and ougoing Deputy Minister of Tourism Manos Konsolas, the joint ministerial decision foresees that […]