Laws, Regulations & Policies by elpidoforos Manolesakis Greek Island VAT Hike Not Paying Off by GTP editing team 5 September 2016 The increase in value-added tax (VAT) on Greek islands has not paid off, according to comparative data examining VAT revenues at 20 island destinations. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail SETE Says ‘No’ to Hotspots at Greece’s Tourist Destinations by GTP editing team 2 September 2016 The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), representing over 50,000 businesses, is calling on the government to reconsider a plan to construct so-called hotspots, or refugee registration centers, at major tourist locations across the country. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail EU Migration Commissioner Avramopoulos: Turkey Making Progress by GTP editing team 1 September 2016 The European Union and Turkey are determined to work together to maintain the April agreement said EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos from Ankara on Thursday. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Greek Visas to Russian Travelers on the Rise by GTP editing team 30 August 2016 There may have initially been some glitches to the visa process for Russian travelers to Greece, but the procedure is now as prompt as ever with the number issued between January and July 2016 up by 11 percent compared to last year. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail EU-Turkey Migrant Deal on Thin Ice by GTP editing team 30 August 2016 “We have been clear on the consequences of a possible denial regarding visa liberalization… Turkey cannot continue on its own to stop irregular migration toward the EU while the EU does not assume its obligations”, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in a recent interview. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Greece Taxmen to Snoop through Social Media for Clues of Fraud by GTP editing team 22 August 2016 Greece’s tax inspectors my soon be probing social media accounts in efforts to track down tax evaders and untrustworthy tax payers. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Greek Authorities Urge Tourists to Demand Receipts by GTP editing team 16 August 2016 Greece’s Secretary General of Public Revenue Giorgos Pitsilis is urging all tourists to demand receipts for products or services as the finance ministry is moving full-speed ahead with over 30,000 inspections by September 30 in efforts to tackle tax evading tourist businesses. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Turkey: No Visa Waiver, No Refugee Deal, Greece Suffers as EU Looks On by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 Visa-free travel within the Schengen Area – a dream-come-true for most Turks – is now being used by Turkey as a negotiating card with the European Union, saying it will not contribute to solving the refugee problem currently plaguing the Mediterranean if the demand is not met. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail UNWTO Welcomes Indonesia’s Cutting Edge Tourism Visa Policy by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has expressed its full support to the decision of the Government of Indonesia to grant free visa travel to citizens from 169 countries. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Airbnb Hosts in Greece to Pay 3% Levy, reports say by GTP editing team 8 August 2016 Property owners in Greece that rent out their homes to short-term visitors through known websites such as Airbnb will be charged with a three percent levy for each transaction. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 1 … 190 191 192 193 194 … 243 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greek Island VAT Hike Not Paying Off by GTP editing team 5 September 2016 The increase in value-added tax (VAT) on Greek islands has not paid off, according to comparative data examining VAT revenues at 20 island destinations. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
SETE Says ‘No’ to Hotspots at Greece’s Tourist Destinations by GTP editing team 2 September 2016 The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), representing over 50,000 businesses, is calling on the government to reconsider a plan to construct so-called hotspots, or refugee registration centers, at major tourist locations across the country. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EU Migration Commissioner Avramopoulos: Turkey Making Progress by GTP editing team 1 September 2016 The European Union and Turkey are determined to work together to maintain the April agreement said EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos from Ankara on Thursday. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greek Visas to Russian Travelers on the Rise by GTP editing team 30 August 2016 There may have initially been some glitches to the visa process for Russian travelers to Greece, but the procedure is now as prompt as ever with the number issued between January and July 2016 up by 11 percent compared to last year. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EU-Turkey Migrant Deal on Thin Ice by GTP editing team 30 August 2016 “We have been clear on the consequences of a possible denial regarding visa liberalization… Turkey cannot continue on its own to stop irregular migration toward the EU while the EU does not assume its obligations”, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in a recent interview. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greece Taxmen to Snoop through Social Media for Clues of Fraud by GTP editing team 22 August 2016 Greece’s tax inspectors my soon be probing social media accounts in efforts to track down tax evaders and untrustworthy tax payers. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greek Authorities Urge Tourists to Demand Receipts by GTP editing team 16 August 2016 Greece’s Secretary General of Public Revenue Giorgos Pitsilis is urging all tourists to demand receipts for products or services as the finance ministry is moving full-speed ahead with over 30,000 inspections by September 30 in efforts to tackle tax evading tourist businesses. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Turkey: No Visa Waiver, No Refugee Deal, Greece Suffers as EU Looks On by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 Visa-free travel within the Schengen Area – a dream-come-true for most Turks – is now being used by Turkey as a negotiating card with the European Union, saying it will not contribute to solving the refugee problem currently plaguing the Mediterranean if the demand is not met. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
UNWTO Welcomes Indonesia’s Cutting Edge Tourism Visa Policy by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has expressed its full support to the decision of the Government of Indonesia to grant free visa travel to citizens from 169 countries. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Airbnb Hosts in Greece to Pay 3% Levy, reports say by GTP editing team 8 August 2016 Property owners in Greece that rent out their homes to short-term visitors through known websites such as Airbnb will be charged with a three percent levy for each transaction. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
