The Foreign Ministry wants to plan ahead. Tuesday, he added an insert
on its website to inform French spot to visit Greece precautions. The ministry recommends "to tourists to bring sufficient cash" and "to travelers under treatment or subject to special medical risk to take with them the necessary medicines."
Why all these precautions? Certainly, banks are closed in Greece until July 8 included and the Greeks have the right to withdraw only 60 euros a day due to freezing by the European Central Bank for the provision of emergency liquidity to Greek banks. But foreigners do have them, no withdrawal limit. They can remove as much as they want to finance their holidays.
The Quai d'Orsay nevertheless feared risk waiting to distributors, "temporary interruptions of service" or a lack of liquidity in the Greek withdrawal terminals.
There's there really a danger to confront only to distributors emptied of their juice? Not so sure. On Tuesday, French trip on Serifos told Le Monde avaientt they had no problem finding the liquid: "You will not find money, told us friends, we therefore took the liquid. But distributors work perfectly. You will not find anything to eat, have added some. It is even more absurd. The atmosphere is cool ... "
No credit card payment
There, several journalists have however found that many shops now refuse payment by credit card, preferring to be paid in cash to ensure we continue to have enough. The journalist of Radio France Ouahmane Omar, in reporting on the Greek island of Paros, reported a few days ago this story on his Twitter account: "That awkward moment when you want to pay with your card and asks you for the liquid banks are closed and withdrawals limited to 60 euros per day. "
In addition, as noted by the journalist 89 Rue Camille Polloni also present on site, many stores in Greece have never taken the blue card and continues as always to ask the liquid.
As for drugs, the Foreign Ministry advises to leave with his treatment as "stocks of medicines and medical equipment [have] a tendency to run out in hospitals and pharmacies." But no need to panic. What's more normal than to take his medication with you when going abroad?
If you have to go to Greece, so take some precautions (the Foreign Ministry advises to pay in advance including your hotel nights), but do not fall into paranoia. There is no point to empty your bank account or to rob your pharmacist before you leave, you will always find solutions.
