The European Commission on Wednesday revealed a new migration plan that stresses mandatory burden sharing and sending illegal migrants back to their home countries. Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, called…
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Once seen as the world’s worst hotspot, Italy managed to bring its daily Covid-19 toll down. However, officials are worried by a gradual resurgence. At the time of writing Italy recorded 252,235 coronavirus cases and 35,231 related…
Deputy Minister for Civil Protection & Crisis Management, Nikos Hardalias on Friday announced stricter emergency measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus after the recent surge of Covid-19 cases. As of…
Crete is one of Greece’s most famous islands and is not just a popular destination in the summer, but all year round. What makes Crete unique? It is more than the beauty,…
On the occasion of World Refugee Day, President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou underlined the need for greater support from the European Union for unaccompanied minors. Sakellaropoulou called on EU member-states…
Forget new pictures from your international holiday, this year we’re filling social media with pictures of previous trips and memories. Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham told the National Press Club it is “more…
Only four passengers tested positive for coronavirus among the 7,804 passengers who were tested at Athens International Airport in the week June 8-14, the General Secretariat for Civil Protection announced on Tuesday.…
During an interview on CNN, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke about how Greece curbed the spread of the virus and the country’s plan for reopening to tourism. “In the last month, every person…
Australians will have to wait even longer before they can travel overseas, as the travel ban has been extended to mid-September, as reported by the Daily Mail. Due to the pandemic, on March…
“This weekend we are restarting the Greek summer, Greek tourism. We are once again putting the country’s most important production machine ahead. We put an end to the anxiety of the 700 thousand employees…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that Greece is ready to welcome tourists this summer with priority to health safety. His comments were made during a visit to Santorini, where he was accompanied…
Picture perfect beaches, ancient ruins and mouth watering foods like sheftalies, halloumi and flaounes – who doesn’t want to spend a summer in Cyprus? Greece has a relatively straight forward process. If…
Two hundred and forty-nine refugee children will be relocated to Germany, the country’s interior minister Horst Seehofer announced on Wednesday, noting that most of the minors are sick or the siblings of…
Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Nikos Hardalias announced that Thessaloniki, like Athens, is ready to start receiving tourists from June 15. After meeting with the health personnel that will…
A new study by the European Environment Agency (EEA) revealed Cyprus and Greece are in the top five countries in Europe with the cleanest bathing waters. The report put Cyprus in first…
The Foreign Ministers of Greece, Cyprus, France, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain, a group dubbed the ‘Med7’, issued a joint declaration on Thursday calling on “all countries of the region to respect…
A survey carried out by airfare comparison website ‘Skyscanner’, has revealed that Greece is not only a top pick among its users, but a dream location. “The Greek islands are like an…
The Greek government has announced it will cover the accommodation costs of anyone who tests positive for coronavirus while holidaying in the country. “They will be hosted in a hotel and the…
Greece is getting ready to once again welcome the world following the coronavirus pandemic. Starting on June 15, the country will be welcoming travellers from the following 29 countries (with rules and…
The tourism ministry on Friday announced the list of countries for which Greece’s borders will be “open” from June 15th, with flights permitted to land in Athens and Thessaloniki. The countries are:…