Covid-19 Support on national & EU level

Greece has submitted the final draft of its ambitious national recovery plan to the European Commission, which is aimed at dealing with the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Five new support measures have been announced to relieve Greek households and reignite the economy in the aftermath of Covid-19.

Fresh funding for a wide range of Greek businesses, including tourism enterprises, will be announced soon, according to Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis.

Greek tourism enterprises that have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic will see additional support through NSRF funds, the Finance Ministry has announced.

Greek businesses that will remain closed in April by state order will receive more financial aid ranging from 1,000 to 4,000 euros.

HOTREC, the European umbrella association of hotels, restaurants and cafés, has launched a digital campaign to support the tourism sector.

The Greek government has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal for additional funding through the SURE program, to go towards jobs and incomes affected by Covid-19. 

Austrian Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger held a meeting with 12 of her EU counterparts, including Greece, to discuss the rollout of a Digital Green Certificate for travel.

Hours after its approval by German lawmakers, a 750-billion-euro EU Covid-19 recovery fund was temporarily blocked by the German Constitutional Court.

International tourism and aviation bodies are urging Prime Minister Boris Johnson to include the restart of travel in the UK’s recovery plans, due to be outlined on February 22.

Airlines will be granted the possibility to return 50% of their slot series before the start of the 2021 summer season, according to the European Council.

The EU will revamp rules for the use of airport slots to prevent “ghost flights” and support the air transport sector during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Greece is set to receive a total of 728 million euros in funding from the EU’s SURE unemployment scheme.

A new €595 million EIB loan will help transform civil protection in Greece to better tackle Covid-19 and respond to natural disasters including floods, forest fires and earthquakes in all …

The EU is preparing new temporary rules to help air carriers cope with the decline in air traffic caused by the Covid-19 crisis and avoid operating empty flights.

EU member states have agreed on a set of guidelines that will allow for the establishment of an EU-wide accepted vaccination certificate.

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis explains that his proposed EU-wide Covid-19 vaccination certificate is not a “travel passport” and will not stand in the way of free movement.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is calling for the introduction of an EU-wide vaccination certificate that will facilitate safe travel.

The European Commission has approved German plans to contribute with up to 1.25 billion euros to the recapitalization of TUI AG.

Greek tourism enterprises operating buses are eligible for a total of 21,007,300 euros in relief aid to cover Covid-19-related losses.