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Diplomacy
Greek Northern Port Aspires to Become Energy Hub After Bulgaria Deal
The leaders of Greece and Bulgaria signed a deal on Monday in Athens that will allow Bulgaria to participate in a planned liquefied natural gas terminal at the port of Alexandroupolis in northeastern Greece.
The project, which has strong support...
Greece
Travellers to Greece from Romania, Bulgaria must Show Negative Coronavirus Test
Greek health authorities have decided that travelers from Romania and Bulgaria arriving to Greece must present negative Covid-19 test results otherwise they will not be allowed to enter the country.
The measure will apply from the morning of Tuesday, July...
Greece
Greece Restricts Border Crossings to Just Six Points to Limit Coronavirus Spread
Greece will restrict its land border entry points into the country to just six, in order to better control the spread of coronavirus in view of the upsurge in cases in neighboring Balkan countries, government spokesperson Stelios Petsas announced...
Europe
Croatia and Bulgaria Enter Process to Convert to Euro
The Balkan states of Croatia and Bulgaria have entered the European Central Bank's program for nations which would like to adopt the euro as their official currency, according to a recent statement from the Bank.
The two nations have joined...
Greece
Sixty New Cases of Covid-19 in Greece; Two-Thirds at Border Gates
According to the National Public Health Organization, 60 new cases of coronavirus have been recently identified by health officials, bringing the country's total to 3,732, including all those who have survived.
The information comes just after Greece's announcement of tightening...
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...


