Laws, Regulations & Policy

The need to simplify and accelerate the issuing of Schengen visas was discussed in a meeting between Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and the general secretaries of the Ministry of Foreign …

Visa applications should be processed within 48 hours of their submission, the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) underlined in a recent letter to the Greek Tourism Ministry.

The European Commission has launched online open consultations on the future of European Tourism and on the regulatory and administrative framework of tourism businesses in the EU.

A bill aimed at attracting more visitors to Greek marinas will be tabled in Parliament soon, Merchant Marine Minister Militadis Varvitsiotis announced during a recent television appearance on Greek channel …

The president of the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers, Yiannis Retsos, presented the federation’s full proposal for a new annual vacation period for Greek schools, in a meeting with Tourism Minister …

“Greece is a perfectly safe country for all visitors,” Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni told foreign journalists covering EU affairs, during a press conference at the Zappeion Megaron in Athens.

In the field of tourism, priorities under Greece’s Presidency of the Council of the EU will include a special focus on maritime and coastal tourism, package travel and the current …

The Greek Government has extended the reduced 13 percent value-added tax (VAT) rate on food services beyond a five-month trial period that expires on 31 December 2013.

Greece’s new Zoning Plan for Tourism provides for an increase in the network of marinas, small ports and harbors in the Ionian Sea, the eastern and southeastern Aegean, and the …

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Greece’s new Special Zoning Plan for Tourism is expected to result to large investments, attract quality tourists and big spenders from abroad and extend the tourism season.

The European Commission has updated for the 22nd time the European list of airlines subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union, better known as “the …

The European Union took steps on Wednesday (4 December) towards lifting visa requirements for Turkish citizens, in a move underscoring a new thaw in relations between Ankara and the 28-member …

An 11-month investigation by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) identifies competition-distorting rules & provisions in Greek tourism.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is pushing for the value-added tax (VAT) on Greek food services to return to 23 percent.

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni today, 29 November, signed a ministerial decision concerning the terms and conditions for the operation of tourist villas and holiday homes in Greece.

UNWTO and the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have forged a new cooperation agreement consolidating efforts on sustainable tourism and the protection of natural and cultural heritage.

Α Joint Ministerial Decision that outlines the conditions for the practice of medical tourism in Greece was signed on 25 November at the Greek Tourism Ministry by Tourism Minister Olga …

A joint declaration of cooperation in the field of tourism was signed between Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and her Argentine counterpart, Carlos Enrique Meyer, in a meeting held in …

The T.20 Ministers’ meeting in London agreed to continue placing visa facilitation as a priority in the aim of stimulating economic growth and generating more jobs through tourism.