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EU Commission

EU Approves New €565M Crete Region Programme 2021-2027

2022-08-23 by Argophilia Travel News

Governor of Crete Stavros Arnaoutak

The EU commits €565M for Crete Region Programme 2021-2027. The region’s governor says implementation will begin soon.

Tags: crete, Crete development, Crete programs, Crete Region, Elisa Ferreira, EU, EU Commission, EU funds, Greece funding, Stavros Arnautakis

Travel & Tourism Recovery to Be Guarded by Twelve-month EU COVID Certificate

2021-11-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

The IATA tells the EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) should only remain valid for up to nine months after the second vaccine dose.

Tags: booster shots, COVID certificate, COVID-19, EU Commission, Europe COVID-19, IATA, pandemic, Rafael Schvartzman, WHO, World Health Organization

EU Digital COVID Certificate and Vaccine Rollouts Spur Travel Sentiment

2021-06-21 by Argophilia Travel News

ETC

As Europe opens after long lockdowns, interest in travel has risen sharply because of vaccine rollouts and the Digital COVID Certificate.

Tags: EU Commission, EU Digital COVID Certificate, EU tourism, EU Travel, EU travel guidelines, Europe travel sentiment, travel, travel sentiment

EU Extends No-deal Brexit Air Travel to October 2020

2019-09-06 by Argophilia Travel News

BA A 318

UK airlines will continue flights to the EU through to 24 October of 2020 in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Tags: Brexit, EU, EU Commission, no-deal, UK airlines, UK travelers

European Commission Turns Cold Shoulder to More Exlusionism

2013-04-29 by Phil Butler

László Andor in Hungary - Courtesy EU Commission

Last week the European Commission turned a cold shoulder to ideas of permanently banning certain EU nationals entry, and the subsequent negative impact certain rules might have on overall tourism. A Commission spokesman reportedly accused ministers of misrepresenting figures showing immigration problems.

Tags: biometric, Bulgaria, data, data privacy, EU Commission, Exclusion, Georgia, Gypsies, migration, North Africa, personal data, refugees, Roma, Roma fears, romania, Schengen II, Schengen zone, SIS II, UK Roma, visas

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