Greece Anticipates Recovery Plan Approval in June

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Hellenic Parliament, Athens. Greece’s national recovery and resilience plan which includes billions of euros worth of upgrade projects and reforms is expected to get the EU’s approval in June, said European Commission Vice-President for Promoting Our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, at the 6th Delphi Economic Forum which opened on Monday. Schinas announced the

Global Tourism Crisis Committee Advances Solutions for Return of Travel

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Photo source: UNWTO The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)recently held the ninth meeting of its Global Tourism Crisis Committee to advance solutions to the biggest challenges standing in the way of international travel returning. Co-hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the virtual meeting was attended by committee members, drawn from political leadership, international

Video: Commissioner Schinas and SETE Exchange Views on EU’s Digital Green Certificate

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The key elements of the Digital Green Certificate, which is expected to enable restriction-free movement in Europe, were discussed during a teleconference between the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) and European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas. Held one day before the European Commission made its proposal for the launch of a common Digital Green

Commission Urges EU States to Agree on Common Re-Opening Strategy

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Photo source: European Commission The European Commission called on member states ahead of the next European Council to endorse a common EU reopening strategy that will include issuing the so-called “green certificates” in order to facilitate safe travel and set economies into motion. The Commission hopes to pass relevant proposals outlining a coordinated approach to […]

Parthenon Marbles Dispute Heats Up After UK PM’s Comment

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Sculptures from the Parthenon temple on display at the British Museum. Photo source: British Museum Greece reacted strongly this week to claims made by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson that Britain will not return the Parthenon Marbles to legal owner Greece, reigniting an age-old dispute. “Greece does not accept the legal acquisition and ownership of […]

EU Vaccination Certificate for Travel May be Ready Before Summer

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Photo source: European Commission An EU-wide vaccination certificate that will facilitate travel may launch before the summer, according to European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT on Tuesday, Commissioner Schinas expressed optimism that there will soon be an agreement on an EU level regarding the launch of a common digital

Commission: All Non-essential Travel ‘Strongly Discouraged’

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Photo source: @European Commission One day before EU leaders meet to discuss actions in the fight against the Covid-19 crisis, the European Commission called on member states to discourage non-essential travel and to accelerate vaccination setting a summer deadline for the immunization of at least 70 percent of the adult population. “Vaccination is essential to […]

EU Tables New Pact to Address Migration and Asylum

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Photo source: @MargSchinas In an effort to address and effectively manage the ongoing migrant crisis in Europe, the European Commission tabled this week a new proposal aimed at involving all EU member states in the responsibility. The so-called a new pact on migration and asylum comes five years after the refugee crisis began with Greece […]

Covid-19 May Push Elefsina European Culture Capital Term to 2023

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The European Commission proposed on Tuesday, that Greece’s Elefsina and Timisoara (Romania) push back their terms as European Capitals of Culture to 2023 instead of 2021 as initially planned due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on preparations. Hard hit by the health crisis, Rijeka (Croatia) and Galway (Ireland) have had to postpone or […]

Athens Democracy Forum 2020 to Be Held Online

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The Athens Democracy Forum will be held as a virtual event this year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Scheduled to run between September 30 – October 2, the event will bring together leaders from government, business, civic society and the non-profit sector to explore real solutions to the most pressing issues facing democracy. Attending the […]