UNWTO to Hold Emergency General Assembly on Russian Membership

By admin 9 Μαρτίου 2022 No comment

The Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has decided to hold an extraordinary general assembly to address the suspension of the membership of the Russian Federation. The first ever extraordinary UNWTO general assembly will be convened in the coming days. This was the first time in the history of UNWTO that the executive […]

World Tourism Organization to Consider Suspending Russia’s UNWTO Membership

By admin 3 Μαρτίου 2022 No comment

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Following the request of Guatemala, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia and Ukraine for the suspension of the Russian Federation from membership of UNWTO, the organization’s Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili has called for an emergency session of the Executive Council to address the matter. The session will be held in Madrid on March 8. The request follows the invasion […]

Poll: Greeks Are Worried About the Economy

By admin 2 Μαρτίου 2022 No comment

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Greeks are worried about the impact of the Russia-Ukraine crisis on Greece’s economy, according to the results of a recent poll conducted by Pulse for SKAI TV. Pulse carried out the second part of its poll after February 24 – the day of the Russian invasion. According to its findings, 80 percent of respondents said […]

Russia Closes Airspace to Flights from 36 Countries

By admin 1 Μαρτίου 2022 No comment

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Khrabrovo Airport, Russia. Photo source: favt.ru Russia has introduced a restriction on the operation of flights by carriers from 36 countries. “As a response to the ban of European states on the operation of flights of civil aircraft operated by Russian air carriers and / or registered in Russia, a restriction has been introduced on […]

Greece Opens 50,000 Tourism Jobs for Greek Expats and Ukrainian Refugees

By admin 1 Μαρτίου 2022 No comment

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The building of the Hellenic Parliament in Athens lit up in the colors of the Ukrainian flag on February 26, as a demonstration of solidarity. In solidarity with Ukraine, Greece announced that it would open 50,000 jobs in tourism to Greek expatriates or to Ukrainian refugees, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced this week. Kikilias said […]

EU Takes Singapore and Ukraine Off Safe List for Travel

By admin 9 Νοεμβρίου 2021 No comment

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The European Council on Tuesday removed Singapore and Ukraine from its list of safe third countries, special administrative regions and territories for non-essential travel into the EU. The removal from the list means that the Council recommends for EU member states to reintroduce temporary entry bans or travel restrictions for visitors from Singapore and Ukraine. […]

EU Urges Member States to Lift Restrictions for Travelers from Ukraine

By admin 15 Ιουλίου 2021 No comment

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The European Council on Thursday updated the list of countries, special administrative regions and other entities and territorial authorities for which travel restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU should be lifted. In particular, Ukraine was added to the list and Rwanda and Thailand were removed from the list. The Council said that the list […]

EU Signs Air Transport Agreement with Qatar

By admin 30 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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The European Council recently gave the go-ahead for the signing of an air transport agreement with Qatar. The agreement with Qatar will open the market equally with all 27 member states, upgrading the rules and standards that currently exist for flights between Qatar and the EU. “This is the first such agreement between the EU […]

Mouzenidis Says ‘Thank You’ to Russian, Ukranian Doctors with Free Greek Holidays

By admin 30 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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Russian and Ukrainian doctors that are currently on the frontline, fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic, will get free holidays to Greece from Thessaloniki-based Mouzenidis Group. According to an announcement, the group’s companies Mouzenidis Travel, Ellinair and BOMO Hotels will offer free transportation and accommodation in Greece to 50 Russian and 15 Ukrainian