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Greek PM rejects calls for EU-wide quarantine of British touristsBloc urged to speed up Covid jabs instead, but Balearic Islands ask Spain to tighten controls on BritonsGreece’s prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has rejected calls from Angela Merkel for British tourists to be quarantined on arrival in the EU, raising hopes that tighter restrictions in Europe will not prove terminal to summer holiday plans.By contrast in the Balearic Islands, authorities asked Spain’s central government to tighten controls for holidaymakers from the UK.The high level of infection in the UK of the Delta Covid variant has prompted concerns in EU capitals about the impact of British tourists, prompting the German chancellor at a summit in Brussels to call for a common quarantine rule.But Mitsotakis, whose economy is highly dependent on tourism, said the solution to the threat of the Delta variant was to speed up the pace of vaccination in the EU rather than deter tourism by imposing quarantine requirements.
Green list change prompts holiday pricing chaosThe prices of flights and hotels for new green list travel destinations have swung sharply in both directions since the guidance was changed on Thursday.
Light Quake Jolts the Islands of Zakynthos and KefalloniaA light quake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale was recorded a few minutes after 14:00 in the sea region between the islands of Zakynthos and Kefallonia. According to the Geodynamics Institute of Athens Observatory, the quake's epicentre was located 23 km northeast of Volimes village, Zakynthos and its focal depth was 5 km.No injuries or damage have been reported so far.
