Laws, Regulations & Policies by elpidoforos Manolesakis Theresa May Manifesto to Jeopardize EU Nationals’ Free UK Travel by GTP editing team 20 April 2017 Seeking a stronger mandate to negotiate Britain’s departure from the European Union, UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced snap elections for June 8. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Revisions to Greece Shoreline Use Law by GTP editing team 11 April 2017 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. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Commission to Clamp Down on Tricky Booking Sites by GTP editing team 11 April 2017 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. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail UK Advertising Watchdog Cracks Down on Not-so-free Tours by GTP editing team 10 April 2017 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 to give tips. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail EU Nationals Subject to Stricter Security Checks Across Union’s Borders by GTP editing team 7 April 2017 Following terrorist attacks in Paris, Germany and Brussels, authorities will be carrying out identity checks on all inbound or outgoing travelers across EU borders. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Booking.com Activities Suspended in Turkey by GTP editing team 30 March 2017 The activities of online hotel booking platform Booking.com have been suspended in Turkey, following a decision by an Istanbul court. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail ‘Spatosimo’ Air Passenger Fee Now €12 for All Greek Airports by GTP editing team 29 March 2017 An amendment tabled in Parliament brings changes to a fee, known as the ‘spatosimo’, imposed on airline tickets of passengers travelling from Greek airports. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail IATA Calls for Alternatives to Electronic Restrictions on Certain Flights by GTP editing team 29 March 2017 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 and North Africa. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Historic Moment for Europe: UK Triggers Article 50 and Begins Brexit Process by GTP editing team 29 March 2017 On Wednesday, March 29, UK Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, officially launching Britain’s exit from the EU. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Brexit Set to Move Major Airlines out of UK and into Europe by GTP editing team 22 March 2017 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 Europe following Brexit, EU officials said. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 1 … 181 182 183 184 185 … 243 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Theresa May Manifesto to Jeopardize EU Nationals’ Free UK Travel by GTP editing team 20 April 2017 Seeking a stronger mandate to negotiate Britain’s departure from the European Union, UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced snap elections for June 8. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Revisions to Greece Shoreline Use Law by GTP editing team 11 April 2017 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. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Commission to Clamp Down on Tricky Booking Sites by GTP editing team 11 April 2017 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. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
UK Advertising Watchdog Cracks Down on Not-so-free Tours by GTP editing team 10 April 2017 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 to give tips. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EU Nationals Subject to Stricter Security Checks Across Union’s Borders by GTP editing team 7 April 2017 Following terrorist attacks in Paris, Germany and Brussels, authorities will be carrying out identity checks on all inbound or outgoing travelers across EU borders. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Booking.com Activities Suspended in Turkey by GTP editing team 30 March 2017 The activities of online hotel booking platform Booking.com have been suspended in Turkey, following a decision by an Istanbul court. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
‘Spatosimo’ Air Passenger Fee Now €12 for All Greek Airports by GTP editing team 29 March 2017 An amendment tabled in Parliament brings changes to a fee, known as the ‘spatosimo’, imposed on airline tickets of passengers travelling from Greek airports. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
IATA Calls for Alternatives to Electronic Restrictions on Certain Flights by GTP editing team 29 March 2017 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 and North Africa. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Historic Moment for Europe: UK Triggers Article 50 and Begins Brexit Process by GTP editing team 29 March 2017 On Wednesday, March 29, UK Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, officially launching Britain’s exit from the EU. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Brexit Set to Move Major Airlines out of UK and into Europe by GTP editing team 22 March 2017 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 Europe following Brexit, EU officials said. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
