Tag Archives: Promachonas

Greece announced on Monday that it makes mandatory a negative molecular PCR test for flight passengers from 5 EU countries as well as for all travelers entering the country from Promachonas border crossing with Bulgaria. The decision has been taken following  recommendations by epidemiologists monitoring epidemiological data, deputy government spokeswoman …

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Fines of 500 euros were imposed to flights passengers who arrived at Heraklio airport on Crete without to have previously filled up the “Passengers Locator Form” (PLF). According to local media, ekriti, it was mainly passengers from Germany who strongly protested saying that they did not have any information about …

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Counterfeit documents certifying a “negative” Covid-19 test are reportedly sold at Promachonas border-crossing with Bulgaria, hours before the mandatory “negative” test goes into effect Tuesday midnight. According to a report broadcast by Mega TV, intensive inspections carried out in the border area have shown that there is a “new business” …

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Greece confirmed on Monday that it will resume direct flights to/from UK on July 15 and announced it will resume direct flights to/from Sweden on July 22, 2020. At the same time, it said it is considering resuming of flights to/from third countries such as the USA by the end …

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Greece has issued the joint ministerial decision on the mandatory negative Covid-19 test for tourists entering Greece via the Promachonas border-crossing with Bulgaria. The JMD was published in the official gazette on Saturday, July 11, 2020. Foreign tourists must show documents certifying a negative Covid-19 test at the checkpoint of …

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Greece took drastic measures on Friday to contain the spread of coronavirus especially after the increase of infections among tourists via the Promachonas border-crossing with Bulgaria in the North. The measure requires that tourists will have to show a “negative” Covid-19 test before they can enter into Greece via Promachonas. …

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New alert in northern Greece on Friday, after at least 29 travellers were tested positive to Covid-19. The travellers, holidaymakers from Bulgaria and Romania entered the country via the Promachonas border-crossing with Bulgaria. According to Skai TV, a total of 12,000 people from EU countries crossed Promachonas on Thursday and …

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Greek authorities will increase COVID-19 testing at Promachonas border-crossing with Bulgaria, as the majority of the new coronavirus infections in the last couple of days have been “imported” mainly through land borders. At the same time, it considers to temporarily halt entry to citizens of certain countries crossing via Promachonas …

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Greece allowed dozens of Serbian vehicles to cross into the country from the Promachonas border-crossing with Bulgaria on Monday, despite the border closure for Serbian citizens in effect since 6 o’ clock in the morning. Hundreds of Serbs were trapped at the border as the decision was issued early Sunday …

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For forth consecutive day, travelers from Balkan and central-European countries are waiting up to 5 hours inside their vehicles and under the boiling sun in order to cross into Greece. Promachonas border-crossing cannot deal with the volume of travelers with the effect that the queues extend up to 10-12 km …

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Kilometers-long queues reaching up to 20 km were formed at the Greek-Bulgarian border crossing Promachonas on Monday as travelers from the neighboring country and other states wanted to come into Greece the day it opened its gates to foreigners without enforced quarantine. Tourists and professional drivers were waiting for hours …

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