Laws, Regulations & Policies by elpidoforos Manolesakis Cabotage Elimination Requested Once Again by Nikos Krinis 16 October 2009 The cabotage law that forbids foreign flag cruise ships to homeport in Greece has destroyed Greek cruise, the president of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, Yiorgos Gratsos, recently stressed. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Tax Cheats Uncovered In Greek Tourism Sector by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 Many Greek tourism businesses were found guilty of tax cheating, according to the Finance Ministry’s special inspections service YPEE. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Downtown Athens Awaits Stepped Up Law Enforcement by Nikos Krinis 1 September 2009 Tourism Minister Kostas Markopoulos called a meeting during the summer to focus on the issue of security in downtown Athens on the occasion of the peak tourist season. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Draft Law On Yacht Tax Criticized by GTP editing team 1 September 2009 Associations that represent professional and private owners of yachts have reacted to the draft law of the Ministry of Economy and Finance that levies new taxes on the yachting industry. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Greece Focuses On U.S. Visa Waiver Program by GTP editing team 1 August 2009 Greece’s long-awaited inclusion in the U.S. visa waiver program is expected to take place by the end of the year, according to negotiations at the recent summit of the 56-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe that took place on Kerkyra. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail EPEST Reacts To New Tax Measures by GTP editing team 1 August 2009 Finance Minister Yiannis Papathanasiou recently announced measures to tackle tax dodging in the sector of leisure boats, which caused a negative reaction from the Hellenic Professional Yacht Owners Association (EPEST). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Zoning Law For Tourism Approved by Nikos Krinis 1 June 2009 The Greek Government Committee recently approved the controversial planned zoning law for tourism despite reactions of environmentalists, hoteliers and civil engineers and its rejection by an expert committee. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail General Aviation Still An Issue by Nikos Krinis 1 June 2009 Greece’s aviation laws must correspond with those of European legislation and of the international market if the country wants to attract aviation tourism, was the main conclusion of the fourth scientific conference “Aviation – Present and Future,” held by the Hellenic Ministry of Transport and Communications. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail New Tourism Measures Support Airlines, Employment by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2009 Minister of transport and communications, Evripidis Stylianidis, and minister for employment and social protection, Fani Palli-Petralia, recently announced measures to support the tourism sector. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail HATTA Calls For United Stance Against Crisis by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2009 The economic crisis dominated this year’s general assembly of the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies that recently took place. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 1 … 232 233 234 235 236 … 243 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Cabotage Elimination Requested Once Again by Nikos Krinis 16 October 2009 The cabotage law that forbids foreign flag cruise ships to homeport in Greece has destroyed Greek cruise, the president of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, Yiorgos Gratsos, recently stressed. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Tax Cheats Uncovered In Greek Tourism Sector by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 Many Greek tourism businesses were found guilty of tax cheating, according to the Finance Ministry’s special inspections service YPEE. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Downtown Athens Awaits Stepped Up Law Enforcement by Nikos Krinis 1 September 2009 Tourism Minister Kostas Markopoulos called a meeting during the summer to focus on the issue of security in downtown Athens on the occasion of the peak tourist season. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Draft Law On Yacht Tax Criticized by GTP editing team 1 September 2009 Associations that represent professional and private owners of yachts have reacted to the draft law of the Ministry of Economy and Finance that levies new taxes on the yachting industry. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greece Focuses On U.S. Visa Waiver Program by GTP editing team 1 August 2009 Greece’s long-awaited inclusion in the U.S. visa waiver program is expected to take place by the end of the year, according to negotiations at the recent summit of the 56-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe that took place on Kerkyra. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EPEST Reacts To New Tax Measures by GTP editing team 1 August 2009 Finance Minister Yiannis Papathanasiou recently announced measures to tackle tax dodging in the sector of leisure boats, which caused a negative reaction from the Hellenic Professional Yacht Owners Association (EPEST). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Zoning Law For Tourism Approved by Nikos Krinis 1 June 2009 The Greek Government Committee recently approved the controversial planned zoning law for tourism despite reactions of environmentalists, hoteliers and civil engineers and its rejection by an expert committee. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
General Aviation Still An Issue by Nikos Krinis 1 June 2009 Greece’s aviation laws must correspond with those of European legislation and of the international market if the country wants to attract aviation tourism, was the main conclusion of the fourth scientific conference “Aviation – Present and Future,” held by the Hellenic Ministry of Transport and Communications. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
New Tourism Measures Support Airlines, Employment by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2009 Minister of transport and communications, Evripidis Stylianidis, and minister for employment and social protection, Fani Palli-Petralia, recently announced measures to support the tourism sector. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HATTA Calls For United Stance Against Crisis by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2009 The economic crisis dominated this year’s general assembly of the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies that recently took place. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
