Covid-19 Cripples Greece’s Food and Drink Industry

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Greece’s food and drink operations are still trying to recover from Covid-19, which has led to a 50 percent decline in turnover in the 2020-2021 period and brought more businesses closer to the risk of closure. In an interview to Greek daily Naftemporiki, Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen, and Merchants (GSEVEE) President Giorgos Kavvathas said […]

Greece Tourism Minister Optimistic About 2022

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Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias Airlines have increased the number of seats to Greek destinations for 2022 from 30 percent to 50 percent of pre-Covid 2019 levels, said Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias, expressing his confidence that 2022 will be a good year for the industry. In an interview to Ethnos, Kikilias said the ministry was […]

DiscoverEU: Almost 61,000 Young Travelers to Explore Europe by Train

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Photo source: EC – Audiovisual Service / Photographer: Lukasz Kobus A total of 60,950 Europeans aged 18-20 will receive a free travel pass under the “DiscoverEU is back” round that took place in October, the European Commission announced last week. According to the Commission, 333,728 young people applied for a travel pass. “This shows the great […]

Greece 2.0 Recovery Tool to Fund Key Tourism Projects

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Photo source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Greek Deputy Finance Minister Theodoros Skylakakis approved 55 projects, including key tourism investments, budgeted at 3.35 billion euros to be funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0”. In total, 103 projects budgeted at 6.11 billion euros have so far been included in the Greece 2.0 […]

Greek Ministries Sign MoC to Protect Sites, Monuments from Climate Effects

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The Greek culture and climate change ministries moved one step closer to hands-on actions that will protect the country’s archaeological sites and monuments from the impact of climate change with a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC). Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and Climate Change and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides signed the MoC which finalizes the working

Greek PM: €400m to Aid Businesses, Households Hit with Energy Rises

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Source: primeminister.gr In efforts to alleviate the increasing cost of energy, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged on Friday to extend relief and grant 400 million euros in aid this month to impacted households and businesses. The financial support to be distributed in January to households and businesses now faced

Parthenon Frieze Fragment to Return to Greece from Italy

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The Parthenon fragment will be on display at the Acropolis Museum. The Acropolis Museum in Athens, will soon receive a fragment of the Parthenon frieze from the Museo Archeologico Antonio Salinas located in Palermo, Italy, the Culture Ministry announced on Wednesday. It is an excerpt from stone VI of the eastern frieze of the Parthenon, […]

CDC Cruise Advisory Triggers Royal Caribbean Response

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Photo source: @Royal Caribbean International Cruise giant Royal Caribbean Group is among the companies “disappointed” with a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announcement last week advising travelers against cruise travel, even those who have been vaccinated. One of the most impacted sectors by the Covid-19 pandemic, the cruise industry has once again run

UK Changes Covid-19 Testing, Quarantine Rules for Vaccinated Travelers

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Photo source: @Heathrow airport Fully vaccinated travelers and under 18 entering the UK, as of 4am on January 7 will no longer need to take a pre-departure Covid-19 test or self-isolate on arrival, but must continue to take their post-arrival tests, an announcement by the UK departments of health and transport said. Meanwhile, from 4am […]

Greece Braces for Omicron Wave, Urges Vaccination

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archive photo Greek authorities are urging the public to get vaccinated or get booster shots in the midst of an Omicron wave which has kept cases above 43,000 in the last few days. Speaking to SKAI television, Greek Health Minister Thanos Plevris said the government would consider “partially easing” restrictions, but this he said would […]