The reduced value-added tax (VAT) regime for five Aegean islands in Greece has once again received a six-month extension, according to a ministerial decision signed recently by deputy ministers of finance, Apostolos Vesiropoulos and Theodoros Skylakakis. The islands in question are those in the northeastern Aegean that have received the main burden of refugee flows […]
The Greek Ministry of Migration & Asylum will provide 2 million euros in funds for the creation of a tourism campaign to promote the Greek islands hit by the migration crisis, namely Chios, Lesvos, Kos, Leros and Samos, it was announced on Thursday. Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Notis Mitarakis, announced that the ministry will […]
Germany’s “Tauchen” travel magazine highlights Leros, a tiny Greek island in the Dodecanese, as a prime diving destination due to its underwater treasures and unique features. Timo Dersch, the magazine’s journalist, visited Leros last fall during a press trip organized by the Greek National Tourism Organization’s (GNTO) office in Germany, with the support of the […]










