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Greek Minister Theoharis Stresses Need for Safety, Year-Round Tourism

"Our goal is a 12-month tourism model for Greece," Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis said on Tuesday in a conference with the Patras newspaper Gnomi. "The crucial decisions taken by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis proved that our country moved immediately...

Theoharis Pushed Out For Chasing VIP Tax Cheats

The man brought in to oversee and improve tax collections in Greece, Haris Theoharis, was forced out by the government for being too aggressive in chasing high-profile tax cheats, the The Bloomberg news agency reported. Haris Theoharis said he was leaving...

Theoharis Denies Government Forced Him To Quit

Greece's top tax official, Harry Theoharis, said his abrupt resignation on June 5 was for "personal reasons" and said he wasn't squeezed out for allegedly mishandling the critical job of trying to bring in more tax revenues. The position of...

Public Revenue General Secretary Theoharis Resigns

While rumors regarding the upcoming cabinet reshuffle and the possible ministerial appointments are widespread, Greek General Secretary of Public Revenue Haris Theoharis announced his resignation Thursday after a meeting with Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, causing discontent among Greece’s...

Theoharis Says 13% VAT on Food

"The VAT on food is 13% regardless of where it is consumed," the Secretary of Public Revenue, Haris Theocharis, stated in his message on Twitter in response to reports in view of the application of the reduced rate on...

Theoharis Ioannidis is New Face of Armani's TV Campaigns

Theoharis Ioannidis is featured in the first two promotional videos of the top fashion house Giorgio Armani that have just been released. Having failed to represent Greece in Eurovision, he can now boast that he is one of the...

Greek Tourism Rebounds in 2021 as Visitors Flock to Destinations

The Tourism Minister of Greece Haris Theoharis declared on Friday that Greek tourism, thanks to both foreign and Greek travelers, has been given a "vote of confidence in the Greek summer." Tourists have flocked to many Greek destinations over the...

Greece Honored at World Travel Awards 2020

Long known as a top tourist destination, Greece was distinguished at the World Travel Awards in Moscow, Russia on Friday. The Greek Ministry of Tourism and the Greek National Tourist Organization were jointly awarded the World's Leading Tourist Board...

Greece Joins EU Consortium on Coordinating Response to Coronavirus

Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis took part in an informal meeting of EU tourism ministers via video conference earlier this week as part of a new proposal to better coordinate the EU's response to the coronavirus pandemic. The videoconference meeting...

Cyprus Calls for Mandatory Coronavirus Testing for All Incoming Greek Citizens

Haris Theoharis, the Tourism Minister of Greece, protested that he "does not understand" Cyprus' new provision, as of August 2, that all Greek citizens must now undergo mandatory testing when they enter the island nation. Cyprus, which has a three-tiered...