The European Commission has approved a €2 billion Greek guarantee measure to support companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

European lawmakers urged member states to offer Greece more support in its efforts to deal with the ongoing refugee crisis, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Commission has proposed the creation of SURE, a temporary emergency support instrument aiming to safeguard thousands of jobs at risk across the EU.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called on government officials to offer half of their salaries over the next two months to help address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Greece has announced support measures for 800,000 businesses and 1.7 million private-sector employees, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The European Parliament has voted in favor of making 37 billion euros from EU structural funds available to member countries to tackle the coronavirus crisis.

The European Commission has issued guidance to support air cargo operations – including vital shipments of medicines and medical equipment – during the coronavirus crisis.

Greece has announced a series of measures to support Greek coastal shipping, a sector hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

The European Parliament has approved the temporary suspension of the EU’s rules on airport slots due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.

Greece’s GNTO services abroad are keeping up to date with the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic and collecting relevant information from source tourism markets.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments worldwide to take aggressive measures in order to contain as much a possible the further spread of the coronavirus.

The European Parliament on March 26 will decide on the Commission’s proposal to temporary waive the ‘use it or lose it’ airport slot rule in order to stop the so-called ghost flights.