Greece's first vaccinations against the coronavirus were performed on December 27, in accordance with the country's vaccination operation “Eleftheria”.
Over 61 percent of Greeks voted “no” to creditors’ austerity terms in Greece's referendum on Sunday. "Our immediate priority is to restore the banking stability to normality", Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a public statement on Sunday night.
Tourism sector professionals on the Greek islands are calling for a public vote as the talk of a VAT (value-added-tax) hike on tourism picks up pressure and the negotiation process with Greece’s international lenders lingers on.
Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Wednesday assured Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura that there will be no change in the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate for tourism related activities this season.
Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis gave assurance on Thursday that there will be no increase of the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate for the Greek islands amid this year's tourism season.
Passenger ferry services should be designated as "emergency services" and therefore charged with a reduced Value Added Tax rate, the Association of Greek Passenger Shipping Companies (SEEN) said in a letter to Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis.
The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has outlined the importance of maintaining the current value added tax (VAT) rate on the Greek hotel industry, in a letter sent today to Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis.
SETE president Andreas Andreadis expressed his satisfaction with Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis' latest attitude during talks between Greece and eurozone finance ministers on Monday, against the increase of VAT rates that apply on the Greek islands.
Plans to move ahead with the privatization of Piraeus port are expected to top the agenda in Brussels today, when Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis meets his eurozone counterparts.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, sworn in on Monday evening, is set to announce his new cabinet later today, which according to sources will be much smaller after the merging of several ministries into four “super” government bureaus.
