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These countries are Lithuania, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Albania, Australia, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Japan, Israel, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lebanon, Malta, Montenegro, New Zealand, Norway, Korea, South, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia. Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Finland.
The British are not on the list: the British along with the Germans accounted for most of the tourists in Greece.
On July 1, Athens will reevaluate the epidemiological situation in other states and add more countries to the list, the ministry said.
After Greece announces the opening of the borders to foreign tourists, including Lithuania, the President of the Chamber of Tourism, Žydrė Gavelienė, welcomes the message and hopes that Portugal, Spain and Turkey will continue on the list.
“We appreciate the news about open walls and inapplicable self-isolation, because Lithuanians long to travel and ask every day when it will be possible to travel,” Eltai said. Gavelienė.
According to her, Greece is a popular vacation destination.
“Greece is one of the three most popular countries, and we expect Portugal, Spain and Turkey to follow Greece.” I am very pleased that both Georgia (Sacartwell) and Iceland are on that list, because these are the countries that can offer tourists a lot, especially due to the decrease in traffic during the visit and the prices, ”Ž said. Gavelienė.
She said she welcomed the steps of the Lithuanian government regarding opening borders, but stressed that travelers must comply with security requirements.
“I welcome you, I just have to add that it depends on the responsible behavior of all of us, on taking the necessary measures both during the trip and on the way back, how long we will be happy with these open opportunities,” said the head of the Chamber of Tourism.
Tourists and other travelers from 29 countries of the world, including Lithuania, will be able to travel freely to Greece from June 15; they will not have to isolate themselves, the Greek Tourism Ministry announced on Friday.
On Thursday, Croatia announced the opening of its borders to tourists from 10 countries of the European Union, including Lithuania.
On Monday, the Ministry of Health intends to publish a list of countries from which there will be no 14-day self-isolation. As Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis announced Wednesday, Iceland, Slovenia, Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Norway, Hungary, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Austria and some other countries could request such a list.
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