May 22, 2021
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) extended on Saturday the last air directive (notam) that bans non-EU citizens from entering the country. The notam has been extended until 6 a.m. May 31, 2021. Extended until May 31 is also the notam regarding the Covid-19 requirements for domestic flights to the Greek …
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May 16, 2021
Greece, Politics
National Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos expressed the clear Greek position on the demilitarization of islands in the eastern Aegean Sea. “What is threatened is not demilitarized,” he said at the Deplhi Economic Forum on Saturday.’ Responding to the criticism of his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar for the visit of President …
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May 14, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Tourism
Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced a new aviation directive (notam) for international flight passengers. The new notam expands the list of non-EU countries whose citizens can travel to Greece and allows all nationals to enter with either vaccination or illness certificate or a negative molecular PCR test. The Civil …
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May 12, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Tourism
Deputy Minister Akis SKertsos announced on Wednesday the lifting of the ban of inter-regional travel and the preconditions for those traveling to/from the Greek islands from May 14, 2021. Exempted are travelers to/from the islands of Evia, Lefkada and Salamina that can be reached both by land and the sea. …
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December 11, 2020
environment
Five Greek islands have been symbolically added to Europa Nostra’s list of endangered cultural heritage sites this year due to the increased risk to landscapes posed by the excessive development of wind farms. These islands are Amorgos, Kimolos, Sikinos, Tinos and Kythira in the southern Aegean Sea. The announcement was made …
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October 21, 2020
Greece, Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey issues two navigation notices (NAVTEX) late on Tuesday demanding the demilitarization of three Greek islands. Greek and Turkish Navy forces are in standoff near the island of Kastellorizo due to the activities of Turkish seismic vessel Oruc Reis. At the same time, Ankara has leaked to the press that …
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September 8, 2020
Tourism
The government in the Netherlands has placed Greece’s islands on its orange list of destinations approved for essential travel only. According to the directive issued by the Dutch Foreign Ministry, citizens of The Netherlands are “strongly discouraged” from traveling to the Greek islands and those who do will be subjected …
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September 7, 2020
FEATURED, Tourism
Travellers arriving in England from seven Greek islands will have to self-isolate for 14 days from 04:00 on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced on Monday afternoon. The 7 Greek islands are removed from England’s travel corridor list and quarantine exemption. Schapps added that the government can …
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September 4, 2020
FEATURED, Tourism
People arriving from six Greek islands to Wales must self-isolate for 14 days, the Welsh government decided late on Thursday. The measures goes into effect from 04:00 on Friday, September 4, 2020. It is reportedly the first time the Welsh Government has set different quarantine rules from the UK government. …
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June 11, 2020
Economy
Several small islands in the Aegean Sea have been put up for sale by real estate agencies on Greek advertisement sites. The islands for sale belong to the Cyclades group in the central Aegean Sea and are close to well-known islands like Folegandros, Sikinos, Amorgos and Koufonisia and Syros. The …
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May 28, 2020
Tourism
Small Greek islands are in turmoil due to the health classification as “high-risk” destinations by the Ministry of Health. They see such plans as an effort to undermine their struggle to get out of the economic quagmire after the coronavirus lockdown that has significantly affected the tourism sector. Ahead of …
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May 26, 2020
Greece, Politics, Tourism
German tourists will be able to take a direct flight to the Greek islands as of July 1, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday, adding that Athens will be welcoming international flights as of June 15. He siad that restrictions to the land borders will be lifted on June …
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May 10, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
When will the Greek government lift the restrictions for traveling to the islands? Greeks and tourists ask the same question as the summer comes near. According to media, the government has a 3-phase plan with the key dates being May 11, May 18 and June 1 The first phase reportedly …
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February 9, 2020
FEATURED, Turkey-GR
Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has said that Greece has stationed armed forces in 16 of 23 major eastern Aegean islands, violating a treaty that has called for their demilitarization. He also blamed “Greece’s actions” that make it difficult to find a common ground with Turkey. In an interview to …
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February 2, 2020
Economy
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport will subsidize airline services to more than 12 Greek islands with 24.6 million euros. The Ministry is proceeding with tenders for 12 airline services to Greek islands, setting the maximum charter rates according to the season and the minimum frequency of flights. The 12 …
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June 13, 2019
Turkey-GR
For third consecutive day Turkish aircraft continued a ‘barrage’ of Greek airspace violations and overflights over Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. On Thursday alone, Turkish pilots conducted 95 overflights and violations of the Athens FIR. The majority of violations were conducted by Turkish aircraft for electronic warfare, while also …
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July 15, 2018
Tourism
A new law called “transport equivalent” (metaforiko isodynamo) allows permanent residents of 49 Greek islands to benefits from discounts for ship and ferry tickets when they travel to the mainland. The law equates the cost of travel by sea with the cost of land travel via intercity bus service (KTEL). …
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April 12, 2018
Tourism, Travel
A visa facilitation program that allows Turkish travelers and citizens of third countries to visit select Greek islands of the Eastern Aegean has been extended by one year. EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos on Wednesday informed the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the European …
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October 17, 2017
Turkey-GR
A ban on Turkish-flagged passenger ships and ferries sailing to Greece from Turkey has been abolished as of today, Transport Minister Ahmet Arslan said during a visit to Athens last week. Speaking after his meeting with Greek Maritime Minister Panagiyotis Kouroumplis on Oct. 12, Arslan said a delegation from Greece …
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September 27, 2017
Turkey-GR
Turkish authorities banned all commercial Turkish-flagged yachts and touristic vessels from sailing to Greek islands from ports on Turkey ‘s coast. According to Turkish media, the Transport Ministry issued a ban on Turkish-flagged commercial yachts and regular passenger ships sailing to Greece as of Sept. 25 “after the Greek authorities …
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