In Greece was more than two and a half thousand cases of infection COVID-19, 134 of them led to death. However, the government is in control, and on Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is going to make a statement about the gradual lifting of restrictions, starting from may 4. In the country earn small shops, beauty salons.
Earlier, speaking at a video conference of EU countries, the Mitsotakis called on the European Commission as soon as possible to submit a plan for resumption of tourism activities. It was about the return of free border crossing and transportation of people within the EU. The fact that the income from tourism, according to the European information portal Euractiv, 20 percent of the entire Greek economy. Tourism provides jobs for 25 percent of the population of the country. “We must find a way out. Support tourism to the South of our continent is now very important,” urged the Mitsotakis EU colleagues.
Recall that the Prime Minister of Greece – not the first one who raises the question about what will happen to tourism in the current year. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a recent interview with the Portuguese TV channel SIC that has nothing against organized recreation for the approaching summer vacation, provided that he “will be organized wisely”.
