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As coronary restraint measures continue, questions abound: Are we going on vacation this year? Who makes the relevant decisions? And when will we return to the Europe of open borders?
The Bild commentator suggests, in a very popular style, that interested countries such as Austria and Greece decide whether they want tourists in the summer. An excerpt from the comment in the online edition of the newspaper: “Germans want a perspective on the topic of vacations. Can we take vacations again? Are we going to chase our money again? Should I book a hotel in the Baltic from This is important My suggestion is that tourist destinations decide for themselves If, for example, the Austrians open the borders and say that they will be happy to receive German tourists, then we will assume that they have made all the necessary preparations for Let’s not get sick. Same with Greece: Greeks need tourism. If they open their hotels and restaurants, it will be the ideal omen for us to be able to take a vacation there. “
Berliner Zeitung reminds us of the unique character of holidays in Greece. Titled “Odyssey in the Aegean”, the author describes the sailing experience, starting in Santorini and heading east of Attica: “Hair blows in the air, smells the salty sea breeze, we are close to the liquid element. The sailing cruise in the Cyclades it offers a unique experience. ” Only the strong meltemia changes the plans of Nikos Gerter, the 53-year-old skier, from the first day: “As we have a strong opposite wind, passengers feel that we are moving at a higher speed.” Today’s destiny seems increasingly impossible. Gatert heads to Little Cyclades and shortly before sunset he is on a pebble beach. As the night extends, the air recedes. “That is what happens with meltemi,” says the captain.
Tensions in the heart of Europe.
Today, the crown leads to unpredictable situations even in the heart of Europe, on the Franco-German border. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) notes that 15 Alsatian lawmakers and senators wrote a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, expressing “concern” about maintaining Franco-German friendship. The initiative came from Senator Claude Kern of the Center Party (UDI). Speaking to the German newspaper, “expresses its understanding of the closure of the borders in the first phase of the epidemic.” “But now,” he said, “the progression of the disease does not differ (between the two countries) and there are no health reasons for two or three border crossings to remain closed.”
Furthermore, Claude Kern says he is “shocked” by the prejudice of the French in the states of Baden-Wτεrttemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. “The letter cites the example of” a French accountant from Strasbourg working for a German company in the city. from Kiel and that she was recently put up in a bakery because she wanted to buy a sandwich for lunch. “The police, who came after a notification, informed her that buying food from the French was not allowed in Germany. She was also forced to pay a fine for the violation. “
No response for refugees
The Tageszeitung newspaper focuses on refugees and the Berlin local government’s request to accept 70 underage refugees from camps in the Eastern Aegean. The original proposal was presented last December, but no response has yet been received from the federal Interior Ministry. According to Tageszeitung, two weeks ago, the Berlin Interior Minister Andreas Giselle sent a letter again saying that “our proposal, formulated in December 2019, for the reception of at least 70 children in Berlin, is still valid.” . Given the state of emergency in the refugee camps in Lesbos, Samos and Chios, the letter contains a clear, if somewhat dubious, proposal, and concludes: “We would be indebted to you if you could consider our request expeditiously.”
Source: DW / Giannis Papadimitriou
