Germany Opens Borders but Extends Travel Warning to its Nationals

By admin 11 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

Germany announced that it will be opening its borders to visitors from Austria, France, Denmark and Switzerland on June 16 and will no longer subject incoming travelers from Italy to border controls. The decision was announced by Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, who clarified that the same did not apply to Spain for reasons of reciprocity. […]

Greece Raises Social Tourism Subsidy to Boost Domestic Travel

By admin 10 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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In an attempt to boost domestic travel and revive tourism after the impact of Covid-19, the Greek Labor Ministry announced that it would be increasing the social tourism subsidy this year covering for the first time ferry fares for eligible Greek recipients. More specifically, according to Labor Minister Yiannis Vroutsis, the government has decided to […]

Greece Prepares Covid-19 Island Plan as it Opens to Tourism

By admin 10 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias Greece’s emergency strategy, including air ambulance services, testing and health infrastructure on the islands to address possible Covid-19 cases will be presented on Thursday, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said this week speaking at the digital Delphi Economic Forum 2020. Kikilias presented key points of the strategy which will be

EU Health Commissioner Says Accessible Covid-19 Vaccine Top Priority

By admin 10 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Key to effectively addressing the Covid-19 pandemic is finding a vaccine that will be accessible to all, said EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides during the digital Delphi Economic Forum 2020 this week. In this direction, Kyriakides said she has since the outbreak of Covid-19 been working closely with all member […]

Greece Renews Efforts to Bring Back the Parthenon Marbles

By admin 10 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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The narrative of the story of the Panathenaic Procession is pieced together with a combination of the original blocks of the Parthenon’s frieze and cast copies of the pieces in museums abroad, such as the British Museum and the Louvre. Acropolis Museum, Athens. Photo Source: @Acropolis Museum A new advisory committee tasked with bringing the […]

Greece and Italy Ink Maritime Border Deal

By admin 9 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio. Greece and Italy entered on Tuesday a maritime agreement that defines the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of the two EU neighbors allowing them to explore and exploit hydrocarbon resources in the given area. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias welcomed his Italian counterpart Luigi […]

SETE Slams Misleading Reports About New Greek Tourism Campaign

By admin 6 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) on Saturday shot down claims relating to the recently announced new campaign for the promotion of Greek tourism – “Greek Summer is a state of mind”. SETE released a statement following “defamatory and unprecedented lies” that circulated in the media which claimed that the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) directly […]

Greece Prepares for Wildfire Season with More Staff, Equipment

By admin 6 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (center) with Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis (left) and Deputy Civil Protection and Crisis Management Minister Nikos Hardalias (right). In view of forecasts for a dry summer ahead, Greek civil protection authorities are gearing up with more staff, new planes and improved infrastructure to address the potential outbreak

WTTC Urges UK to Lift 14-day Quarantine and Enable Tourism

By admin 5 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is calling on Britain to drop its 14-day quarantine measure for incoming travelers in order to enable travel and support the restart of tourism in Europe. The UK is among the few countries in Europe still requiring incoming travelers to remain in self isolation for a period of […]

FinMin: Greece Doesn’t Need ESM Covid-19 Credit Line

By admin 5 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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The Hellenic Parliament. Photo Source: @PressParliament Greece has no need to resort to European Stability Mechanism (ESM) loans issued to member states to deal with the coronavirus (Covid-19) impact, said Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras, speaking at an Economist conference on Friday. “Based on current data, Greece does not need to resort to the ESM’s