Concern is mounting that border restrictions introduced to stop the spread of the coronavirus could end free travel across Europe permanently.
Advertisementsaid Wednesday they plan to start loosening border controls this weekend after two months of restrictions. German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said all border crossing points with France, Switzerland and Austria will be opened — compared with a select few currently. Border guards will no longer check all travelers, as they have been doing since March 16.
Even with border restrictions easing, social distancing rules would continue to apply, and the EU Commission is recommending that robust disease-monitoring measures are put in place, including large-scale testing capacity and contact tracing, so that people have the confidence to return to hotels and camping sites abroad.
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