The Thessaly Evros Pass platform will reopen on Wednesday for the year 2025, following its successful operation last year. This initiative was implemented through collaboration between the Ministries of National Economy and Finance, Interior, Tourism, Digital Governance, and Climate Crisis and Civil Protection to provide economic support to tourism activities in Thessaly regions affected by the September 2023 floods and Evros areas impacted by the summer 2023 wildfires.
The program covers three destinations (Thessaly A, Thessaly B, and Evros) and three time phases during the year (1: July – August ’25, 2: September – October ’25, 3: November – December ’25). Selected beneficiaries will receive digital voucher cards that can be used in these areas for accommodation, dining, and local transportation.
Thessaly Evros Pass: Platform details
4,164 cards worth 150 euros for Thessaly A (phase 1: 1,388, phase 2: 1,388, phase 3: 1,000)
4,164 cards worth 150 euros for Thessaly B (phase 1: 1,388, phase 2: 1,388, phase 3: 1,000) and
3,000 cards worth 200 euros for Evros (phase 1: 1,000, phase 2: 1,000, phase 3: 1,000).
The program destinations include the following areas:
Thessaly A: Municipality of South Pelion, Municipality of Zagora-Mouresi, Municipality of Volos
Thessaly B: Municipality of Lake Plastira, Municipality of Agia, Municipality of Tempi, Municipality of Pyli (excluding Municipal Units of Gomfoi and Pialeia), Municipality of Meteora
Evros: Municipality of Soufli, Municipal Unit of Feres of Alexandroupolis Municipality
The vouchers.gov.gr platform will remain open for applications from Wednesday, July 23 until Friday, July 25, 2025.
Final beneficiaries will be selected through electronic lottery after the application deadline. Results will be posted on the program’s website.
For 2025, the initiative has a total budget of approximately 2 million euros and will distribute 11,328 cards in total, aiming to boost tourism and local economy in the affected areas for the coming months.
The Thessaly Evros Pass for implementation year 2025 (similar to 2024) has no income criteria. Those eligible to apply must:
– Be tax residents of Greece, based on their 2023 tax declaration.
– Not have declared primary residence in the destinations included in the program.
– Not be beneficiaries of DYPA Social Tourism for the 2024-2025 period or selected for 2025-2026, nor receive similar benefits from other organizations for the same periods.
Note: Permanent residents of areas included in the program are excluded from the process.
Step-by-step application process
The application is very simple and done electronically through vouchers.gov.gr using TaxisNet codes. Interested parties must:
Complete contact information (email address and mobile phone), which they must then verify,
Select destination and time phase,
Declare responsibly that they meet participation criteria.
Regarding contact information, if this data is registered in the National Communication Registry (E.M.Ep.), no further confirmation is needed.
Alternatively, applications can be submitted through KEP service centers.
Those selected through the lottery will receive a digital voucher card before the start of their selected period. Activation is done through instructions sent by the Payment Service Provider.
Using the card requires a smartphone with NFC technology.
Note that there is no possibility to cancel or correct the application after the deadline.
The Thessaly Evros Pass is implemented by the National Infrastructures for Research and Technology (GRNET), an organization of the Ministry of Digital Governance, and is funded by the Public Investment Program.
