Greek MEP lobbies for land-based Schengen admission of Bulgaria and Romania, for to end queues for hours at the borders, BNR reported.
MEP Maria Spiraki from the ruling party "New Democracy" announced that it had received written assurance from the European Commission for the admission of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen by land by the end of this year.
Spiraki announced that after a meeting with hoteliers in Northern Greece, she made a written request to the European Commission for the mandatory opening of the land borders of the two old ones, in order to stop waiting for hours at the borders for millions of tourists.
In her arguments, the Greek MEP points to official data that last year only through the border crossing "Kulata-Promahon" 2,600,000 tourists passed through, and 600,000 - through "Makaza".
There are no flights to Northern Greece from neighboring countries and the only way to enter Greece is through the land border, Spiraki pointed out.
The information was published by leading Greek media under the title: "Good news for tourism in Northern Greece" and "End of queues with hours at the borders".