Greece’s Relief Package for 2nd Covid-19 Lockdown: €3.3bn for Businesses, Workers

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Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras. Photo source: @cstaikouras The Greek Finance Ministry announced on Thursday that it would be releasing 3.3 billion euros in aid to support businesses and workers impacted by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic as Greece enters a second lockdown on Saturday. The measures concern employees who have been suspended from work

ACI Calls for EU Recovery Plan for Airports

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Photo Source: @ACI Europe European airport trade body Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE) is calling on the European Commission to urgently adopt an EU Recovery Framework for Aviation and for governments to provide the requisite funding to support airports – and the recovery of air connectivity from the impact it has received from Covid-19. With […]

Greece to Enter Lockdown to Fight Second Covid-19 Wave

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Greece will enter a second national lockdown on November 7 to halt a second wave of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Thursday. “In the last 5 days we have seen an exponential increase in cases,” the Greek PM said while addressing the Greek public in national broadcast. Mitsotakis added that the […]

Belgium Includes Greece Among ‘Red’ Countries for Travel

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The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has changed Greece’s color status to ‘red’ on its travel advisory map due to the evolution of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Belgian authorities strongly discourage travel to countries in the ‘red’ zone’ and require a mandatory Covid-19 test and/or quarantine for travellers returning to Belgium from those areas. “If, […]

Tourism Employees in Greece to Get Covid-19 Support

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The Greek Labor Ministry announced this week that employees in tourism impacted by Covid-19 containment measures will be eligible for subsidies, compensation and insurance coverage. In an effort to mitigate the economic repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic and restrictive measures on tourism businesses and employees in the sector, Greek Labor Minister Yiannis Vroutsis

IATA: Covid-19 Comeback Hits September Air Passenger Demand

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A second wave of Covid-19 and consecutive lockdowns across Europe have driven demand in September down by 82.5 percent against 2019 and global demand by 88.8 percent, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday. “We have hit a wall in the industry’s recovery. A resurgence in Covid-19 outbreaks – particularly in Europe and the US […]

Greece Aiming to Make Recycling Routine with 5 Reforms

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Environment Minister Kostis Hatzidakis (right) Greece aims to make recycling a routine practice, said Environment Minister Kostis Hatzidakis after tabling a bill for public consultation that redefines recycling practices. Hatzidakis said the reform is an effort to cover lost ground particularly with regard to waste management and to integrate recycling into the daily

Greece Hits Chinese Social Media Through Polaroid Photo Campaign

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The Greek National Tourism Organization’s (GNTO) office in China recently participated in a special photo campaign of US camera manufacturer Polaroid to promote Greece in the Chinese market. Polaroid is best known for the success of its instant film and cameras that were launched in the late 1950s. Titled “Polaroid Traveler”, the campaign had launched […]

Covid-19: Health Experts Push for Greece to Enter Second Lockdown

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Photo source: EODY The Greek government’s team of epidemiological experts are calling for a second nationwide lockdown to be imposed on Greece, following the alarming numbers of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in recent weeks. Speaking to ANT1 TV on Wendesday, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said that the government is taking the health team’s recommendation under

SETE Chief: Greek Tourism May Possibly Recover in Second Half of 2021

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Greece may possibly see its tourism industry recover from the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis from the second half of next year, according to Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Retsos said that Greek tourism will see a recovery only if health developments show improvement and if EU countries agree on a […]