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Calmness at Piraeus Port during the Easter period due to the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation’s (PNO) strike. According to reports, especially hit by the strike were islands usually not frequented by foreign visitors and dependent on domestic tourism (such as Syros, Naxos, Tinos, Patmos). PNO organized the strike to protest government plans to incorporate their social insurance fund into Greece’s main healthcare provider EOPYY (National Organization for the Provision of Health Services).
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Easter Holiday Travel Disrupted By Crisis, Strikes And High Fares

The effects of Greece’s economic crisis (pay cuts, job and pension cuts, tax hikes) coupled with increased ferry ticket prices and a 48-hour strike of seamen, was enough for many Greeks to either change their holiday plans or just stay home last month during the Easter holiday.
Posted On 01 May 2012
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Cabotage Draft Law Causes Friction

The bill promoted by the government for the lifting of cabotage restrictions is a historical reform for the Greek cruise industry, Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping Minister Louka Katseli said last month.
Posted On 01 Aug 2010
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Tourism Sector Disappointed With Cabotage Draft Law

“The draft law (on the lifting of cabotage) has terms that are jointly acceptable by all agencies that deal with the cruise issue so that Greece will become a sea cruise center for the entire Mediterranean,” Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping Minister Louka Katseli said after...
Posted On 01 Jul 2010
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Agencies Wrap Up Consultations On Cabotage Abolition

“Predictions show that over the next two years cruises to the Mediterranean will be the world's first choice, outshining the half century dominance of cruises to the Caribbean.” This was just one of the conclusions of the report in regards to the lifting of cabotage restrictions...
Posted On 01 Jun 2010
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On 26 April, protestors prevented some 970 Spanish tourists from boarding the Maltese-flag cruise ship, Zenith. The tourists were to board the ship for a 7-day cruise but instead departed the next morning (after a 12 hour delay).
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Greek Seamen Reject Cabotage Abolition

Lifting cabotage restrictions would mean the end of Greek-flagged cruise shipping and the funeral of Greek sailors, Antonis Dalakogiorgos, head of the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation (PNO), recently told the media.
Posted On 01 Jun 2010
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