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Greece’s new Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki pledged to make every effort so that the government’s vision for special forms of tourism is materialized.

Greek authorities are constantly revising Covid-19 measures based on the epidemiological burden of each area, with particular concerns focused on western Attica suburbs.

A golf tourism project budgeted at 300 million euros and set to create 1,500 jobs when completed, is in the pipeline for the central Greece region of Fokida.

In efforts to support businesses and employees out of work due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Greek government announced new aid for January.

A multi-million-euro luxury tourism project to go up on the Greek islet of Skorpios, is set to become the playground of the rich and famous.

Greek authorities have decided to extend the strict Covid-19 lockdown restrictions on the municipalities of Aspropyrgos and Elefsina in West Attica, until January 11.

The European Commission, on January 1 launched the European Year of Rail 2021, with the aim to highlight the benefits of rail as a sustainable and safe means of transport.

Startups on the Elevate Greece registry will be able to apply for 60 million euros in funding, the development ministry announced recently.

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

Greece announced on Monday, a cabinet reshuffle aimed at making government functioning more effective.

Sofia Zacharaki has been appointed Greece’s deputy minister responsible for tourism education and special forms of tourism.

The Ministries of Tourism and Education have taken the first step for the upgrade of Greece’s tourism schools of higher education with the signing of a joint ministerial decision.

The Greek Finance Ministry has issued guidelines aimed at other country nationals wishing to transfer their tax residence to Greece.

The Greek government has taken actions to cover legislative and administrative needs, and provide information to citizens and businesses, following the UK’s exit from the EU as of December 31.

Passengers are not expected to notice significant impediment to their travel between the UK and EU after December 31, 2020, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

A set of rules setting the terms of cooperation between the EU and the UK has been signed, paving the way for the continuation of smooth operations and strong ties …

Greek authorities said Covid-19 restrictions including a curfew, no travel between prefectures, and text messaging for all movement, would also apply for New Year’s.

Aviation is one of the sectors that will be affected from the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union.

After months of intensive negotiations, the European Commission reached a free trade agreement with the UK on the terms of its future cooperation with the EU.

New measures to support the Greek tourism industry from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic have been approved by parliament.