Health Experts: Greece Must Be Prepared for Travelers with the Coronavirus

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Health experts are warning that heat will not kill off Covid-19 and that Greece should be ready to deal with tourists infected with the deadly virus as the EU has still not decided on whether to make pre-travel screening mandatory. Infectious disease expert Nikos Sipsas recently told Mega TV that social distancing and hygiene were […]

Greek Tourism Industry Welcomes Restart Support Measures

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Greek tourism stakeholders welcomed sector support measures announced on Wednesday by the government describing these as a first step in the right direction to recover lost ground after the Covid-19 health crisis. Yiannis Retsos, SETE SETE President Yiannis Retsos Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos expressed his satisfaction with the

Greece Introduces Hotel Doctors, Island Quarantine Areas as Covid-19 Precautions

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Hotels operating in Greece this summer will be required to have a doctor on call and designated quarantine areas will be set up on popular island destinations as the country prepares to open up to international tourists on June 15, in the aftermath of the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis outlined this […]

Bulgaria Looks Towards Greece and Serbia for Quarantine-free Travel

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Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis taking part in the Quadrilateral Summit of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia. Photo source: @PrimeministerGR Greece, its neighbor Bulgaria and Serbia discussed this week lifting restrictions in place to contain the spread of Covid-19, allowing quarantine-free travel between the three countries. The decision was announced on Tuesday by

European Tourism Manifesto Supports Coordinated Return to EU Travel

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The European Tourism Manifesto alliance is calling on national governments to implement the European Commission’s guidelines and recommendations and make coordinated efforts to lift travel restrictions and introduce harmonised health and safety protocols to enable travel in the new post-coronavirus (Covid-19) reality. The alliance, representing Europe’s travel and tourism

Commission Approves Release of Next Debt Relief Tranche for Greece

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The European Commission (EC) approved the release of a new tranche of debt relief measures agreed to as part of Greece’s post-bailout program after it successfully implemented reform commitments despite the extraordinary circumstances posed by the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. In its 6th enhanced surveillance report – agreed to when the country exited its last bailout

European Council Approves SURE Job Safety Net

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© Council of Europe / Candice Imbert In efforts to protect thousands of jobs at risk due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, the European Council approved this week the EU’s SURE scheme – a temporary emergency support instrument worth up to 100 billion euros. The program will provide up to 100 billion euros of loans […]

Greek PM to Announce Actions Aimed at Saving the Tourism Year

By admin 19 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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Kyriakos Mitsotakis Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to announce on Wednesday the government’s action plan aimed at salvaging the 2020 tourism year in the aftermath of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic focusing measures on protecting jobs, reducing taxation, and ensuring liquidity. In his address to the nation on Wednesday evening, Mitsotakis is

Germany, France Table €500bn EU Covid-19 Recovery Fund Idea

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French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a video news conference on Monday. In an attempt to mitigate the blow to the European Union’s economy by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Germany and France have proposed the creation of a recovery fund of 500 billion euros that would be raised through EU-backed bonds. […]

Germany Wants Global Travel Ban to be Lifted by June 14

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Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou Aiming to discuss lifting coronavirus (Covid-19) travel restrictions with certain countries, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas will hold a video conference call with counterparts from Greece, Cyprus, Spain, Italy, Austria, Croatia, Portugal, Malta, Slovenia, and Bulgaria on Monday. Germany is aiming for the worldwide travel ban to be lifted on