Laws, Regulations & Policy

Greek hoteliers are looking to recruit third country nationals to fill the workforce gap the tourism sector is facing.

The European Council has adopted updated recommendations on travel to the EU and on facilitating free movement during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Eurogroup has approved the release of the eighth and final tranche of policy-contingent debt measures for Greece.

A new European Agenda for Tourism includes a series of proposals to help member states and stakeholders make the tourism sector more sustainable, resilient and digitalised by 2030.

Tour operators are concerned about the lack of ambition of the European Commission to review consumer protection throughout the whole travel value chain.

Passengers on EU flights will be able to use their mobile phones to full capacity after the European Commission updated its implementing decision on inflight 5G technology.

Thermal springs on the Greek islands of Lesvos and Nisyros have been recognized as natural resources by a joint ministerial decision.

Greek tax authorities are expected to scale up inspections of short-term holiday rentals to tackle tax evasion.

Greek hoteliers are calling for stricter rules to be imposed on Airbnb-style rentals in Greece, following a revealing study by Grant Thornton.

Investors from China, Turkey and Russia have benefitted most from Greece’s golden visa program, according to data from the Greek government.

SETE, Greece’s tourism confederation, has submitted a set of proposals to the Greek government aimed at regulating Airbnb-style rentals.

As of October 30, airlines will have to use 75% of their planned take-off and landing slots in order to keep them the following season, EU lawmakers have decided.

Greek lawmakers approved an air travel agreement between Greece and Qatar which is part of a previous deal between the European Union and Qatar.

In response to the escalating Russo-Ukrainian War, the European Commission has updated its guidelines on visa procedures and border controls for Russian citizens.

The new EU border rules starting in 2023 and the ways they will affect passenger flows at port terminals topped the agenda of an event of the Cruise Lines International …

The Commission has proposed to fully suspend the EU-Russia visa facilitation agreement and make it more difficult for Russians to get a visa to enter the EU.

EU foreign ministers have agreed to suspend the visa facilitation agreement that makes it significantly easier for Russian citizens to obtain Schengen visas.

The Greek Tourism Ministry is looking to establish a framework for tourist visits to Greece’s wineries, breweries, cheese factories and olive mills.

Some 6 million homeowners and 1.2 million businesses in Greece faced with repeatedly increasing electricity bills will receive double the aid offered in previous months for September.

Greece regained more freedom over its economic policy and entered a new era on August 20, leaving behind the European Union’s enhanced surveillance framework.