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Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced on Sunday the new flight instructions with the conditions of entry into Greece to limit the spread of COVID-19 disease. The new instructions exclude vaccinated passengers with European Digital Covid Certificate from manadoty covid-test. The new flight instructions are valid from Monday, February 7, …

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Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Thursday evening that unvaccinated citizens are banned from indoor venues and that all above 60 years old will be obliged to receive a booster shot as their vaccination certificate will expire after 7 months.. In his televised address to the nation, the Greek …

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A doctor at a public hospital is being accused of organizing bogus vaccinations to anti-vaxxers to facilitate them obtaining vaccination certificates. The unprecedented incident took place at Asklipieio Hospital in Voula, southern Athens on Sunday, the hospital workers union POEDIN revealed on Thursday. According to the report, the doctor, an …

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Greece’s government spokeswoman Aristotelia Peloni said that travel between regions will only be allowed with a negative self-test or a vaccination certificate. Peloni was speaking to Skai TV on Wednesday on the lifting of the ban on inter-regional travel scheduled for May 15, 2021, when the country will also open …

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The European Commission will present a proposal in March on creating an EU-wide digital COVID-19 vaccination passport that may allow Europeans to travel more freely over the peak summer holiday period. Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced the coming legislative proposal in a speech to German conservative lawmakers on …

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Digital vaccination certificates enabling people to travel in Europe despite the coronavirus pandemic will probably be available before the summer, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after a virtual EU summit on Thursday. Germany was one of the opponents of the certificate. “Everyone agreed that we need a digital vaccination certificate,” …

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised Greece’s efforts for the roll out of its vaccination campaign against Covid-19, and especially welcomed the Greek prime minister’s proposal for a vaccination certificate, in an interview with the Greek newspaper “Ta Nea” released on Saturday. “The percentage of vaccinated citizens [in …

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Tourism ministers of Greece and Serbia signed a memorandum of cooperation regarding a vaccination certificate during the tourism season from May 1 to October 1. Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and his Serbian counterpart Tatjana Matic signed a memorandum of cooperation, addressing entry requirements for both countries’ citizens. Serbian citizens …

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EU leaders said “No” to the vaccination certificate proposed by Greece and supported by other countries of the European South. Instead, they agreed that non-essential travel would be discouraged after a meeting to discuss the mounting challenge from more infectious virus variants. At the European Council Summit that took place …

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International Air Transport Association (IATA) is backing Greece’s for a digital European vaccination certificate and is urging the European Commission to adopt the proposal. In an open letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, IATA Director-General Alexandre de Juniac stressed that the proposal needs to be adopted urgently as …

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The European Union sought Monday to ease concerns that citizens might be obliged to get shots against the coronavirus before they’re allowed to travel, as debate swirls over the use of vaccination certificates to help reopen tourism across the 27-nation bloc. The European Commission has been weighing a Greek proposal …

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“The vaccination certificate will not be a precondition for somebody to travel to Greece,” Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis said on Thursday. He added that the relevant proposal by Prime Minister Kyrikaos Mitsotakis to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was aiming to stir the waters so that the European …

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European Union leaders will discuss the proposal by Greek Prime Minister for a “vaccination certificate” at the next European Council, Commission spokesman Stefan de Keersmaecker said on Tuesday. for a coronavirus “vaccination certificate” that would help ease travel among member-states, as put forward by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. “All …

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The Greek Prime Minister has proposed that the European Union introduces a vaccination certificate in order to facilitate freedom of movement for those who have been vaccinated against Covid-19. PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a letter with his proposal to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU news website PoliticoEurope …

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