EU tourist hotspots urge Germans to keep vacation plans
By DW
19 May 2020 |
9:00 am
Germany's top diplomat Heiko Maas is to hold a conference with his Mediterranean counterparts to discuss plans for the summer tourism season. Countries like Greece and Croatia have weathered the pandemic relatively well.
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