Laws, Regulations & Policy

Access to Thessaloniki’s waterfront has been banned, after hundreds of residents continued to defy the social distancing measures imposed due to COVID-19.

Greece has announced support measures for 800,000 businesses and 1.7 million private-sector employees, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The European Parliament has voted in favor of making 37 billion euros from EU structural funds available to member countries to tackle the coronavirus crisis.

Greeks will not be taking their Easter holidays in the countryside as is common practice in view of strict measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Only Greek citizens that have very specific reasons to return to Greece are eligible for repatriation, according to the country’s Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias.

Greece has announced a series of measures to support Greek coastal shipping, a sector hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

The European Parliament has approved the temporary suspension of the EU’s rules on airport slots due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.

A number of hotels in Greece have remained open to cover specific accommodation needs, such as hosting medical personnel, during the coronavirus pandemic.

Greece’s GNTO services abroad are keeping up to date with the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic and collecting relevant information from source tourism markets.

Greece is setting up a special committee to oversee the national tourism strategy for the 2021-2030 period.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments worldwide to take aggressive measures in order to contain as much a possible the further spread of the coronavirus.

The Greek police has released a new audio message informing citizens on movement restrictions following Greece’s lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

The European Parliament on March 26 will decide on the Commission’s proposal to temporary waive the ‘use it or lose it’ airport slot rule in order to stop the so-called …

Τhe European Commission is encouraging customers to opt for vouchers instead of refunds and consider traveling at a later date, in an attempt to offset losses for the travel industry …

The Greek Tourism Ministry has released a list of hotels that will remain open in Greece amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

After shutting down seasonal hotels, the Greek government has published the decision to temporarily close Greece’s year-round hotels, in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Greece has temporarily banned all passenger flights arriving from the United Kingdom and Turkey, aiming to limit the further spread of the coronavirus.

The Greek government has launched a repatriation operation to ensure that Greeks stranded abroad, due to travel restrictions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, can get back home.

The Greek Shipping Ministry is examining the possibility of reducing Greece’s ferry schedule frequency due to declining demand.

The Region of Central Macedonia has banned access to Seikh Su, the hilltop forest surrounding the city of Thessaloniki, as part of its efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.