China News Service, July 3, according to the Greek "China-Greek Times" report, from July 1 local time, Greece officially entered the "ultimate unblocking" mode. Greek Prime Minister Mizotakis said at a cabinet meeting on June 30 that he would mobilize the entire society to take systematic measures to slow down the impact of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic on the Greek tourism industry. In 2019, 33 million tourists visited Greece. Zotakis said his goal this year is to do his best to enable Greece to attract 15 million tourists.

　　After consulting with the European Union and reaching consensus, the Greek authorities announced on the 30th a list of "14+1" "safe countries for epidemic disease" and the regulations that tourists visiting Greece must comply with.

　　The 15 countries are: Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay, and China (based on the EU’s “equivalence principle”, for The entry permit for passengers will take effect after China announces the opening of the border to the EU). Four smaller European countries that are not members of the European Union will also be opened: Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican.

　　Greek government spokesman Pesas (Stelios Petsas) said on the evening of June 30 that the list will be reviewed and updated every two weeks. He said that Greece is taking the next steps to restore the confidence of tourists, and has always focused on protecting the health of tourism practitioners, residents of tourist destinations and tourists. These regulations include:

Tourist visitor

　　Under normal circumstances, all permanent residents of the EU can enter and leave Greece freely.

　　Nationals of third countries with permanent residence permits in Greece will also be allowed entry. Nationals of third countries include family members of European citizens, health workers and researchers, elder escorts, border employees, seasonal workers in the agricultural sector, and personnel employed in the transportation sector, Including navy, diplomatic personnel, international organization personnel, military personnel, humanitarian aid personnel entry is not restricted.

　　In addition, travellers, students, and highly skilled workers for family reasons are allowed to enter and leave Greece if their jobs are beneficial to the national economy and cannot be postponed or operated remotely.

　　Greek diasporas holding Greek passports or special Greek identity cards (EDTO) "regardless of where they come from, there is no hindrance to returning home."

　　In order to effectively prove personal identity, nationals of third countries must present their residence permits, work permits, ID cards, and valid documents indicating their place of residence.

aviation

　　From July 1st, all airports in Greece have opened international flight routes. But before July 15, 2020, direct flights to the United Kingdom and Sweden are still prohibited.

Land road

　　On the border with Bulgaria, tourists can only enter the Promachonas border station. In other entry points, only transit is allowed for necessary reasons.

　　At the border with Albania, Northern Macedonia and Turkey, only transit is allowed for necessary reasons.

waterway

　　The gateways of Patras and Igoumenitsa in western Greece have been fully opened.

Preventive measures-entrance inspection

　　All travellers to Greece must complete and submit the "Passenger Tracking Form" 48 hours before departure, which can be searched on the "Visit Greece" application and the travel.gov.gr website. At the same time, the PLF form is also available here.

　　In order to protect everyone's health, Greek doctors and engineers have developed a procedure for analyzing and evaluating epidemiological data. Tourists need to be sampled when entering (new coronavirus pneumonia test).

　　It is worth noting that the United States, Russia, Brazil and Turkey are not on the EU list, and Greece is acting accordingly. (Zhang Wei)