Laws, Regulations & Policy

Seeking a stronger mandate to negotiate Britain’s departure from the European Union, UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced snap elections for June 8.

Parties wishing to make use of shoreline, beach or river bank in Greece will be able to bid online, while leasing time will be reduced from five to three years.

The European Commission and consumer protection authorities are calling on 235 travel-related websites to bring their practices in line with EU consumer legislation or face penalties.

UK Advertising Standards Authority announced measures to curb untrained and unpaid persons from conducting “free” walking tours to unsuspecting visitors, who are often pressured at the end of their trips …

Following terrorist attacks in Paris, Germany and Brussels, authorities will be carrying out identity checks on all inbound or outgoing travelers across EU borders.

The activities of online hotel booking platform Booking.com have been suspended in Turkey, following a decision by an Istanbul court.

An amendment tabled in Parliament brings changes to a fee, known as the ‘spatosimo’, imposed on airline tickets of passengers travelling from Greek airports.

IATA has called for alternatives to the new measures by the US and the UK to restrict the carry-on of large electronic items on certain flights from the Middle East …

On Wednesday, March 29, UK Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, officially launching Britain’s exit from the EU.

Airlines headquartered in the UK will have to set up shop in the EU and sell off shares to European nationals if they wish to continue running major routes across …

The US and UK have announced the prohibition of any electronic devices larger than a smartphone on flights from the Middle East and North Africa.

The European Union is looking to digitalise ship passenger registration in order to make search and rescue operations more efficient.

The European Commission has re-adopted a cartel decision against 11 air cargo carriers and imposed a fine of some 776 million euros for operating a “price–fixing cartel”.

A visa facilitation pilot program that allows non-European Union citizens from Turkish ports to visit select Greek islands has been extended by one year.

Turkey says all EU agreements, including the migrant deal to stem migrant flows from entering Europe via Greece, will be called off if Turkish citizens do not get visa-free travel.

Greek Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development, Yiorgos Tziallas, recently met with senior officials from the European Commission in Brussels.

Greece and Kuwait have entered the next phase of bilateral cooperation in tourism after parliament ratified a relevant bill.

European lawmakers recently pushed for the imposition of visas on US citizens traveling to Europe in a move towards resolving a transatlantic dispute running since 2014 which does not allow …

The European Commission on Wednesday presented a White Paper that outlines five possible paths for the EU to take in the coming years.

Georgia nationals can travel throughout the EU for 90 days without a visa, after the European Commission ratified the country’s visa liberalization.