Laws, Regulations & Policies

The Greek Environment Ministry has suspended the issuance of new building permits for tourist facilities on plots of land outside planning zones on Mykonos and Santorini.

The Hellenic Police will step up patrols on roads ahead of the August 15 holiday, when mass departures of Greeks from cities to home villages or islands take place.

Greek tourism business employers impacted by Covid-19 will still be able in August and September to suspend employee contracts.

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the state would support tourism sector employees who have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Greece and Egypt have entered into a maritime agreement that defines the Exclusive Economic Zones in the Eastern Mediterranean between the two countries.

The US State Department has issued a new advisory for Greece urging its citizens to reconsider plans for travel due to increasing cases of Covid-19.

Greek health authorities may announce harsher measures against Covid-19, ahead of the August 15 holiday which marks the largest mass exodus of the year in Greece.

Greek infectious diseases professor Sotiris Tsiodras gave explanations regarding the sudden increase of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Greece.

Greece’s PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged Greeks to adhere to hygiene measures, in an attempt to encourage more vigilance in view of surging Covid-19 cases in the country.

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday introduced changes to his cabinet, keeping key members of the government in place while adding five new faces.