Covid-19: Greece to Launch ‘Syn-ergasia’ Job Retention Scheme

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Aiming to protect jobs and at the same time keep companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic above water, the Greek government announced the launch on June 1 of the “Syn-ergasia” program. Running initially through to September 30, the temporary employment support tool based on the tried and tested “Kurzarbeit” scheme – a German policy that […]

Health Experts: Greece Must Be Prepared for Travelers with the Coronavirus

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Health experts are warning that heat will not kill off Covid-19 and that Greece should be ready to deal with tourists infected with the deadly virus as the EU has still not decided on whether to make pre-travel screening mandatory. Infectious disease expert Nikos Sipsas recently told Mega TV that social distancing and hygiene were […]

Greek Tourism Industry Welcomes Restart Support Measures

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Greek tourism stakeholders welcomed sector support measures announced on Wednesday by the government describing these as a first step in the right direction to recover lost ground after the Covid-19 health crisis. Yiannis Retsos, SETE SETE President Yiannis Retsos Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos expressed his satisfaction with the

Support for Greek Tourism Included in New Gov’t Covid-19 Aid Package

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Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras. Photo source: @cstaikouras Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras on Wednesday gave details on a new Covid-19 economic response package, aimed to cushion the blow for businesses and the livelihoods of workers. Speaking after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave a televised address, who announced the package as well

Greece Introduces Hotel Doctors, Island Quarantine Areas as Covid-19 Precautions

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Hotels operating in Greece this summer will be required to have a doctor on call and designated quarantine areas will be set up on popular island destinations as the country prepares to open up to international tourists on June 15, in the aftermath of the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis outlined this […]

Bulgaria Looks Towards Greece and Serbia for Quarantine-free Travel

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Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis taking part in the Quadrilateral Summit of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia. Photo source: @PrimeministerGR Greece, its neighbor Bulgaria and Serbia discussed this week lifting restrictions in place to contain the spread of Covid-19, allowing quarantine-free travel between the three countries. The decision was announced on Tuesday by

Restart Tourism: Greece Presents Official post-Covid-19 Plan

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Wednesday presented Greece’s restart plan for the sector in the post-Covid-19 period. “‘Restart Tourism’ is a comprehensive, coherent and detailed plan to restore Greek tourism to function safely and efficiently for the national economy,” the minister said during a televised address. According to the ‘Restart Tourism’ plan, during

European Tourism Manifesto Supports Coordinated Return to EU Travel

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The European Tourism Manifesto alliance is calling on national governments to implement the European Commission’s guidelines and recommendations and make coordinated efforts to lift travel restrictions and introduce harmonised health and safety protocols to enable travel in the new post-coronavirus (Covid-19) reality. The alliance, representing Europe’s travel and tourism

Eurobank: €750m Funding Package to Help Greek Hotels Amid Covid-19

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Eurobank on Tuesday announced that it was launching a new package of funds, totaling 750 million euros, to boost the restart efforts of the Greek hotel industry amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “Supporting all businesses of the hotel industry – large, medium and small – is crucial for the country and the economic outlook,” Eurobank CEO […]

Commission Approves Release of Next Debt Relief Tranche for Greece

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The European Commission (EC) approved the release of a new tranche of debt relief measures agreed to as part of Greece’s post-bailout program after it successfully implemented reform commitments despite the extraordinary circumstances posed by the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. In its 6th enhanced surveillance report – agreed to when the country exited its last bailout