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Covid-19: Greece to require negative PCR test at Kulata-Promachonas from July 14

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus, tourism

Holidaymakers travelling to Greece by land via the Kulata-Promachonas checkpoint on the Bulgarian-Greek border will have to show proof of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: No queue at Kulata-Promachonas as Greece steps up testing – updated

July 9, 2020July 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry denied on July 9 reports in Bulgarian media earlier in the day that all holidaymakers crossing the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Traffic congestion remains high at Bulgarian-Greek border

July 6, 2020July 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus, tourism

After lengthy queues formed over the weekend at the Kulata-Promachonas border crossing, there was little change on the morning of

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Bulgaria 

First weekend of July sees huge queues of cars at Bulgarian – Greek border

July 4, 2020July 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus

The queue of cars waiting to pass the Kulata-Promachonas border checkpoint from Bulgaria into Greece was 10km long, Bulgarian National

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Bulgaria 

Shorter queues at Bulgaria-Greece border, weekend traffic spike expected

July 3, 2020July 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus

Traffic congestion at the Kulata-Promachonas checkpoint on the Greek-Bulgarian border eased on July 3, Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) reported, but

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Bulgaria 

Long queue at Bulgarian-Greek border as traffic funnelled to Kulata-Promachonas

July 2, 2020July 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus

The decision by Greek authorities to restrict land arrivals into the country to select border crossings has resulted in a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria-Greece traffic restricted to Kulata-Promachonas border crossing

July 1, 2020July 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus

All land traffic between Bulgaria and Greece is restricted to the Kulata-Promachonas border crossing starting July 1, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Greece sets new travel protocol, Cyprus requires PCR tests for Bulgarian arrivals

June 29, 2020July 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus, tourism

As the tourism industry takes the first steps towards recovering from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, travellers from Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Long queues of cars as Greece opens border with Bulgaria

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus, tourism

Long queues of cars formed at Bulgaria’s Makaza and Kulata checkpoints at the Greek border on June 15, the day

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