Harry Theoharis

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will chair a cabinet meeting on Thursday at the Maximos Mansion.

National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said on Tuesday that "this is the first time that Greece has received so much in funding for the digital transformation of the economy," speaking at the Digital Economy Forum Shaping Greece's Digital Future conference of the Association of Informatics and Communications, where he represented Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will chair a cabinet meeting at 11 a.m. on Thursday, to discuss the 2024 state budget and a bill concerning climate change policies, among other issues.   

At 4 p.m., Mitsotakis will meet with Google Vice-President for Engineering & Research, Yossi Matias, to mark the 15 years of the company's presence in Greece.

The government wants to "close the VAT gap we have between where we are and what the average European space is," Deputy Finance Minister Harry Theoharis told the Greek Parliament's Economy Committee during the discussion on the draft state budget for 2024.

Harry Theoharis presented the new promo video for Greek tourism

Bulgarian caretaker Tourism Minister Stela Baltova held a working meeting with Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theocharis during a UNWTO forum in Athens, Baltova's Ministry said in a press release Friday. At the meeting Baltova said that Greece is traditionally one of Bulgaria's best partners in tourism and thanked Theocharis for his readiness to strengthen and develop the cooperation.

Greece officially reopened for international tourism on May 14 with a campaign targeting foreign visitors, titled "All you want is Greece", presented by Tourism Minister Harry Theocharis in front of the backdrop of the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounio one day before.

The head of Greece's tourism confederation SETE expressed "restrained optimism" on Friday for a recovery in the industry this year after the hammering from the COVID-19 pandemic, forecasting revenues could reach 40% of 2019 levels.

Greece, which depends on tourism for a fifth of its economy and one in five jobs, is formally launching the start of its tourism season on Saturday.

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis announced the country's plan for a restart of tourism from May 15. According to tour operators, active bookings for the tourist season have already begun, both from European countries, as well as from the US and Russia.

Greece has already announced that the country's big opening for tourists will be on May 14, but before that in April a test opening will be made for a number of countries, including Balkan countries and Israel.

This became clear after a visit by Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis to Romania, reports the English-language edition Greek City Times