After having been shaken by the coronavirus epidemic, Europe is slowly fading and reopening its borders. If the French are called to go on vacation near their home, some might be tempted by a stay abroad. The openings exist but are cautious, as in Greece or even in Spain.
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Greece installs around fifteen for Ile-de-France residents
After expressing its desire to deny French tourists access to its territory, Greece, relatively spared by the Covid-19, announced Saturday that it would welcome them. The country nevertheless wants to maintain special measures for Ile-de-France residents, or at least travelers departing from Paris, still in the orange zone. They will have to undergo fourteen before they can travel the country.
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"We will be able to send people from the green zones to Greece," reassures Virginie Masson, responsible for trips to Greece in a travel agency. According to her, this relaxation of the rules augurs well: "If in the Paris region we manage to be well defined and that we can move into the green zone, from the Prime Minister's next announcements, that would make things easier."
Test phase in Spain
For its part, Spain is impatiently awaiting the launch of the tourist season. The government has announced that the French could return as early as June 22 to the Balearics or the Canaries. These two regions are the only ones to have agreed to participate in a test phase, with no quarantine period. The Spanish government hopes that other regions will follow them and open their doors this summer.
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Overseas, all new arrivals had until now spent two weeks confined to the hotel once arrived on site. On Saturday evening, Overseas Minister Annick Girardin announced that this period could be reduced by half subject to a negative PCR test two days before boarding.