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Old Jun 1, 2020, 9:14 am
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Originally Posted by CzeSEN
Good news for the US travelers (per Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-15-with-rules)

"International flights will be allowed to Athens and Thessaloniki in a bridge phase from June 15 to June 30 from countries on a list compiled by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, including the U.K. and the U.S., the country’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement Saturday. From July 1, the measure is expanded to all Greek airports.

The Greek government clarified on Saturday that it will also allow tourists from the other countries to enter the country in the bridge phase with different rules depending on the airport of origin as shown in the EASA list.

If travel originates from an airport not in the EASA affected area list then visitors are only subject to random tests upon arrival, the Foreign Ministry said. If the journey originates from an airport on the EASA affected area list, the visitors will be tested upon arrival; if negative, the passenger self-quarantines for seven days and if positive, the passenger is quarantined under supervision for 14 days. From July 1 all testing is random while additional restrictions regarding certain countries will be announced at a later date."

And here is the EASA list: https://www.easa.europa.eu/sites/def...issue%2014.pdf
I would not take that for granted yet (I mean travel from the US to Greece from June 15). Greece cannot decide alone to allow non-Schengen visitors. The decision is coordinated at EU level. June 15 is the current date until when Schengen borders are closed and a decision will be taken to lift or extend the restrictions. If lifted, it could be for some countries only, and this decision will be also taken at EU level. And EU will want some reciprocity (if Americans are allowed in EU, Europeans will have to be allowed in the US). Don’t get me wrong, I sincerely hope it will happen, but I just want to “warn” you that nothing is certain yet.
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