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"digital nomads" was the topic of the first "Jobs from Greece" conference organized by Marketing Greece - an association created to present the opportunities of Greek tourism, reports ERT.

Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias told the forum that in the eyes of Northern Europeans, Greece is the ideal destination both for working as a "digital nomad" and as a place to live after retirement. 

Kikilias emphasized that Greece can combine traditional hospitality with modern marketing tools that help to present new tourism products.

He shared that representatives of large international tourism companies express a desire to work in Greece and state that the climate of the country helps the good psychological condition of their employees.

For his part, Digital Policy Minister Kyriakos Pierakakis said that Greece already provides various reliefs for digital nomads to settle in Greece.

One of them is that in a few weeks it will be possible to register a sole proprietorship through the portal of the Greek administration gov.gr.

1 billion euros to support young people in Greece

In 2018, the electronic services provided by the administration were 9 million, and this year they have already reached 1 billion.

Alternative Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis noted that Greece is among the first countries that have navigated the new trend of "digital nomads" who work with one laptop and travel around the world.

The Greek Foreign Ministry has already introduced special business visas, "digital nomad" visas and student visas, and is proceeding with the introduction of a medical visa for visitors who want to come to Greece for treatment.

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