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The Coronavirus Will Change the Way We Fly — Perhaps Forever
Photo: Facebook Taking a casual look to see if there are any cheap flights for this summer, one grasps immediately that there are no flights whatsoever available for most destinations within Europe....
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Greece May Not Open Borders to USA and Eight Other Countries
Travellers board a flight at Newark International Airport . Photo credit: Anastasios Papapostolou / Greek Reporter While Greece will be finally opening its borders to most foreign travelers on...
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Greek Businesses Unite to Further Interests in North Macedonia
Skopje, North Macedonia. Photo: Vislupus/Wikimedia commons Sixteen large Greek companies that operate in North Macedonia have recently launched the Association of Greek Businesses in North Macedonia...
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Greek Director to Lead Prestigious Vienna Opera Ballet Academy
Internationally renowned ballet director Christiana Stefanou, is planned to take over management at the Vienna State Opera Ballet Academy, starting on August 1, 2020. The decision is part of a...
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Greece — Cyprus Ferry Route Approved by EU; Planning Begins
A ferry route that would link Greece to Cyprus has recently been given the green light by the European Commission, with a total of 6 million euros (6.7 million) to be granted annually to support the...
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Croatia and Bulgaria Enter Process to Convert to Euro
The Balkan states of Croatia and Bulgaria have entered the European Central Bank’s program for nations which would like to adopt the euro as their official currency, according to a recent statement...
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European Tourism Gets off to Rocky Start in Summer of 2020
Tourism in this unsettling Summer of 2020 is experiencing some rocky patches just a month or so after most European countries opened their gates to travelers from abroad after the long coronavirus...
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Erdogan Reopens Turkey’s Soumela Monastery After Restoration
Soumela Monastery, the Greek Orthodox edifice built in 385 AD which was included on UNESCO’s temporary list of World Heritage Sites in 2000, was reopened on Tuesday by Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
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Europe Reeling as Tourism Continues Precipitous Decline in Summer 2021
Tourism in Europe, which accounts for almost half of all tourism worldwide, is continuing to take an enormous blow this Summer as it reels from the exclusion of American and travelers, who...
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Cruise Ship Visits May Have Caused Coronavirus Infections Along Norwegian Coast
The harbor of Tromso in Norway. Photo: Yngve Olsen Saebbe, CC BY-SA 2.0 The cruise ship Roald Amundsen, belonging to Norwegian Cruise Lines, may have inadvertently occasioned the spreading of the...
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Airlines Flout EU Rules by Offering Vouchers Instead of Refunds for Cancelled...
European airlines and at least ywelve EU countries, including Greece, have asked the EU to suspend its rules which require that travelers of cancelled flights due to the coronavirus can teceive a...
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World’s Largest Shipping Conglomerate Reports Robust Business in 2020
The vessel Lars Maersk of the Copenhagen-based Maersk Line. Photo: px fuel The CEO of the world’s largest shipping company, Moeller-Maersk A/S, spoke to reporters at a press conference on Wednesday at...
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EU Posts Large Trade Surplus as Imports Drop in 2020
Photo: px fuel The Eurozone’s trade surplus posted record numbers in June, swelling to 21.2 billion euros ($25 million) as the bloc experienced a corresponding record decline in the importation of...
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EU Commission, German Firm to Provide 225 Million Doses of Coronavirus Vaccine
File photo In the second major announcement on Thursday regarding the availability of a coronavirus vaccine in Europe, the European Commission and the German firm CureVac stated that they were in the...
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Turkey Claims to Have Discovered Enormous Natural Gas Deposit in Black Sea
The Black Sea coast near Istanbul. Photo: pxfuelAccording to a new report by Reuters, Turkish President Erdogan claimed on Friday that his country’s experts have discovered the largest gas deposit that...
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Scotland, Wales Add Greece to Quarantine Travel List; England Resists
Tourist taxis in Lindos. Rhodes, Greece. Credit: Ввласенко/Wikimedia commons England is continuing to allow travelers to arrive from Greece without quarantining despite Scotland and Wales acting with...
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Cartoon of Erdogan in French Satirical Magazine Sparks Turkish Fury
A front-page cartoon in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo which mocks President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sparked furious reactions from Turkish officials on Tuesday. “We condemn this most...
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EU Cautions Against Loosening Virus Restrictions; Doesn’t Ban Holiday Travel
Christmas Market in Bonn, Germany. File Photo The European Union’s Executive Commission on Wednesday kept up the pressure on member states to maintain their strict coronavirus protocols before the...
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Fashion Designer Pierre Cardin Passes Away at Age 98
Pierre Cardin, who passed away on Tuesday at age 98. Credit: pierrecardin.com French-Italian fashion designer Pierre Cardin passed away on Tuesday at the age of 98. Known for his revolutionary styles...
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Coronavirus Vaccine Certificate Under Scrutiny At EU Commission
Photo: pxfuel A coronavirus vaccine certificate, dubbed “Vaxproof,” is in the works at the headquarters of the European Commission in hopes that international travel might be restored more easily. A...
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