A suggestion to increase the basic fee for the Schengen visa this year has been put forward by the European Commission, which if given the green light, will increase the cost by 12% from €80 to €90 for adults and from €40 to €45 for children. The EU also plans to further increase the fee […]
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SETE has written a letter to the EU according to the Tourism recovery as part for EU’s economic recovery which is addressed at Thierry Breton, European Commissioner of Internal Market, President of EC Tourism Committee and communicated to Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission, Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy, Ylva Johanson, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Elisa Ferreira, Commissioner […]
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ECTAA calls on the European leaders to come up with a more substantial rescue package, a coordinated covid-19 exit strategy and ambitious recovery plan for travel and tourism. The travel bans and closing of borders imposed to help contain the covid-19 spread has brought travel and tourism to a halt. Tourism hotspots are deserted, hotels […]
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airlines for Europe (A4E), reacted with dismay to the European Commission’s new guidelines on the application of the EU261 passenger rights regime. The new guidelines are disappointing and unhelpful, falling far short of the simple and temporary alleviation airlines had requested for: Recognition that no compensation is due […]
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Regional Development Committee triggers the urgent procedure to adopt the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative measures. On behalf of the Regional Development Committee, Chair Younous Omarjee, in agreement with the political coordinators, requests that the European Parliament use the “urgent procedure” (defined under Rule 163), to allow the proposed measures to be efficiently adopted. The committee agrees, […]
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