Deputy Civil Protection & Crisis Management Minister Nikos Hardalias. Aiming to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Greece, the country’s deputy crisis management minister, Nikos Hardalias, announced a series a new precautionary measures on Friday, including extra restrictions for the islands of Paros and Antiparos. On the back of Prime Minister Kyriakos
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is calling on the country’s youth to practice social distancing and mask-wearing in order to keep Covid-19 at bay after Greece recorded an increasing number of coronavirus infections and deaths this month. Mitsotakis expressed his concern over the fast spread of infection particularly at tourist destinations, hours before additional
Photo source: Aeroporti di Roma: Fiumicino – Ciampino In an attempt to keep a second wave of Covid-19 at bay, Italy has ordered that coronavirus tests be conducted on travelers coming from Greece, Malta, Spain and Croatia. Incoming visitors or Italian nationals returning from these countries will be required – according to Italian media reports […]
Business owners on the popular holiday island of Mykonos are up in arms over a Greek government decision that requires nightclubs and bars to close at midnight as a preventative measure against the spread of Covid-19. The island’s entrepreneurs expressed their disagreement and disappointment with the decision in a statement released this week despite the […]
Skiathos Airport. Greece’s regional airports are feeling the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic as they handled 75.1 percent fewer passengers in July compared to the same month in 2019, Fraport Greece, the managing company said recently. More specifically, according to Fraport Greece, when the first international flights came to Greece (from June 15) passenger
Greek Deputy Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias. Greek authorities have not only tightened measures aimed at restricting the spread of the deadly Covid-19, but are also slapping violators with steep fines for carelessness, Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias said on Tuesday, on the back of yet another increase to 961 coronavirus cases in […]
The Greek government announced on Monday that tourism business employers impacted by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic will still be able in August and September to suspend employee contracts in an attempt to cushion the financial blow. According to the labor ministry, the special provision to the law applies to private sector companies active in the […]
More buses, increased frequency, and additional staff are the Greek transport ministry’s top priorities as part of an overhaul in mass transport, Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis announced recently after a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The three “immediate” measures are aimed at easing crowding on board public transport as part of Covid-19 prevention
Greece’s coastal shipping industry will have to find ways to remain above water as it faces the unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the 2020 Greek shipping report released recently by XRTC Business Consultants. Titled “Responsibility and Realism: The Conditions to Deal with the New Reality”, the annual XRTC report refers to […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (right) speaking during a meeting with Rhodes tourism professionals. Photo Source: Primeminister.gr Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday that the state would be supporting tourism sector employees who have been affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Speaking at a meeting with Rhodes tourism


















