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Greece
Greece Tightens Border After Recording More Covid-19 Cases from Bulgaria
Government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Friday that new measures will be implemented to address the influx of coronavirus cases along Greece's northern border.
The statement comes following health officials' recording a total 29 new Covid-19 cases at the gate...
Greece
Six-hour Wait and 15km Lines Form in Bulgaria-Greece Border Crossing
As the arrival by car of tourists from the Balkan countries continues at a steady pace since Greece's borders opened on July 1st, in the Promachonas crossing from Bulgaria there are lines up to 15km long (9.5 miles) and...
Greece
Road Tourism in Greece Amounts to 30.6% of Total Arrivals
About 9.6 million tourists arrived to Greece by car in 2019, amounting to 30.6 percent of total arrivals, says a study of the Institute of the Hellenic Tourism Enterprises Association (INSETE) published on Thursday.
The study entitled "Road tourism in...
Diplomacy
Greece, Serbia, and Bulgaria To Ease Travel, Nix Quarantines June 1
Greece will ease travel restrictions with the nations of Bulgaria and Serbia beginning on June 1, according to remarks made by the Bulgarian Prime Minister on Tuesday.
“We have agreed with Greece, as of June 1, to allow travel without...
Greece
Bulgaria Reacts to Potential New Migrant Camp in Northern Greek Region of Serres
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Krasimir Karakachanov posted a status on his Facebook profile on Monday afternoon expressing serious reservations about the prospect of a new migrant detention center being established in the Greek region of Serres.
''Accommodation of illegal migrants near...
Greece
Bulgaria Floods Evros River to Prevent Migrants Storming Greek Borders
At the request of Greece, Bulgaria opened an Evros River dam located on its territory on Monday in order to cause intentional flooding and make it more difficult for migrants amassed at the Greek-Turkish border to cross the river,...
Greece
Turkey's Erdogan Charges Greece With Killing Refugees, Refuses to Meet PM Mitsotakis
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that during his meeting with Bulgaria's Premier Boyko Borissov a few days ago he refused to meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The Bulgarian Premier had suggested that their meeting should also...
Greece
Bulgaria Joins Greece in Toughening Patrols Along Turkish Border
Bulgaria, the EU's other member-state that shares a national border with Turkey, has been toughening its controls along its frontier with the country since Friday morning.
Bulgarian Defense Minister Krasimir Karakachanov said on Friday that Sofia is ready to send...
Greece
Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria Urge EU to Help in Growing Migration Crisis
Greece, Cyprus, and Bulgaria, the three EU member states closest to Turkey, are expected demand a response regarding the ongoing migration crisis at the EU summit of ministers of justice and home affairs on Tuesday.
Athens, Nicosia, and Sofia decided...
Diplomacy
Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria in Joint Initiative to Tackle Migration Crisis
Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria have decided to undertake a joint initiative for tackling migration in the Eastern Mediterranean, which they will present at the European Union's Justice and Home Affairs Council on October 7-8 in Luxembourg.
The news comes as...