German tourists are "afraid" to come to Greece due to widespread anger at EU-mandated austerity cuts that have left the country in a deep recession, the Greek culture minister said on Monday.
"There are many Germans who are afraid to come to Greece," Pavlos Geroulanos told Greece's head of state President Carolos Papoulias after a visit last week to Berlin for the world's largest travel fair.
"They feel that, after what has happened, Greeks will not welcome them.
This is a climate that we must change," Geroulanos said.
There is palpable anger in Greece over two years of austerity imposed in return for a 2010 EU-IMF bailout of €110 billion, mostly fronted by Germany. Full story...
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"There are many Germans who are afraid to come to Greece," Pavlos Geroulanos told Greece's head of state President Carolos Papoulias after a visit last week to Berlin for the world's largest travel fair.
"They feel that, after what has happened, Greeks will not welcome them.
This is a climate that we must change," Geroulanos said.
There is palpable anger in Greece over two years of austerity imposed in return for a 2010 EU-IMF bailout of €110 billion, mostly fronted by Germany. Full story...
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