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Greek Reporter: Greece at the "Frontline of Europe" as it Presents EU Green Passport.
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Greece at the "Frontline of Europe" as it Presents EU Green Passport

Greece introduced the green passport program which aims to facilitate travel within the EU during the coronavirus pandemic on Friday morning.
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Kathimerini English Edition: Greece ready to go with EU Digital Covid Certificate, PM says at presentation.
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Greece ready to go with EU Digital Covid Certificate, PM says at presentation | eKathimerini.com

Greece is ready to launch the green certificate before the planned date of July 1, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told a news conference in Athens on Friday at the presentation of the new system for safe travel within the European Union.
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Includes YouTube video in English!🤗👌!
 
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hahah this answers my question on your previous post!! Thank you for posting
 
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Oh my, I’m glad those covid passports are now in the past (hopefully). It’s been such a mess back then, and it took me a lot of nerves and courage to travel back in 2021. They were checking everything: not only the regular passport but also the COVID negative tests, arrival registration, and many other things. It was exhausting, and I hope to travel next February without having to worry about all that stuff.
I am OK with regular ID checks like https://www.idanalyzer.com/products/prime-id-scanner.html but not more than that. I’m an average person, and there’s no need to check me that often.
 
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