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Clarifications on the decisions of the Council of Ministers, December 2, 2021

As per Ministry of Health announcement here in Greek, regarding yesterday’s decisions of the Council of Ministers on additional measures to deal with the pandemic, the following are clarified: From Monday, December 6 to January 10, 2022, all passengers entering the Republic of Cyprus from the airports, will undergo a mandatory PCR test. The cost of the […]

Additional Measures as announced 02/11/2021 by the Minister of Health

As part of his speech here in Greek, the Minister of Health Mr. Michalis Hadjipandelas has announced the following measures: As additional measures need to be taken to limit the spread of the virus and allow society and the economy to remain operational, the Council of Ministers decided: from Monday, December 6, until January 10, […]

Mandatory performance of PCR until January 10, 2022 on all passengers aged 12 years and older

In the context of the actions taken by the Government to reduce the outbreak of the pandemic and to prevent the Health System from increased hospitalization of COVID-19 patients, the Council of Ministers approved today a proposal of the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Mr. Giannis Karousos (here in Greek) for mandatory PCR by […]

Clarifications of the Ministry of Health regarding the new measures to stop the pandemic as issued today 26/11/2021

This is an unofficial translation of the Ministry of Health Announcement here. We circulate the official translated document once available. The Ministry of Health clarifies that: From November 29th , the age limit for mask use is reduced to 6 years, in all areas where the use of the protective mask is required. The decision […]

Epidemiological risk assessment of countries concerning COVID-19, effective as of today 25/11/21

Following a decision of the Council of Ministers, on 18 February 2021, regarding the Action Plan for the gradual resumption of flights and the re-opening of airports, the Epidemiological Monitoring Unit of the Ministry of Health has made a re-evaluation of the epidemiological situation in various countries as regards COVID-19. The categorization for the countries […]

Announcement on the decisions of the Council of Ministers on measures to contain the pandemic by Ministry of Health 24/11/2021

As per full Minister  of Health Announcement here, in order to contain the outbreak of the virus, the Council of Ministers decided that: As of 29 November, the age limit for wearing masks is reduced to 6 years of age, in all areas where the protective mask is required. As of 29 November, all individuals […]

DAC-6 Extension to the imposition of administrative fines for overdue submission of Information

The Tax department issued yesterday an announcement on the delay in imposition of administrative fines for overdue submission of DAC6 until January 31st . The full announcement in Greek and English can be found here: DAC 6_παράταση 22_11_2021 Extension to the imposition of administrative fines 22_11_2021    

SafePass possession checks via the CovScan application will be mandatory as of 22 November – Decree and Manuals

In premises/businesses where more than 10 people can be accommodated and SafePass possession is required, their owners/managers or authorised employees are required, by 22 November, to acquire the application in order to carry out the checks. The application can be installed on any device that uses Android software and is available free of charge via […]

Tax Policy Alert: European Parliament votes to pass public country-by-country reporting – Courtesy of PwC

Following a final debate between MEPs in the European Parliament plenary session, a majority of MEPs voted on 11 November to pass changes to amend Directive 2013/34/EU, which deals with financial reporting of certain types of undertakings (the EU Accounting Directive). This vote (and the adopted text of the proposal available here) follows the political agreement reached with the […]

Epidemiological risk assessment of countries concerning COVID-19, dated 08/11/2021, effective as of 11/11/2012

Dear Members,  Following a decision of the Council of Ministers, on 18 February 2021, regarding the Action Plan for the gradual resumption of flights and the re-opening of airports, the Epidemiological Monitoring Unit of the Ministry of Health has made a re-evaluation of the epidemiological situation in various countries as regards COVID-19.  The categorization for […]