European Borders Slowly Reopening
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Many countries in Europe are opening their borders to fellow Europeans after three months of coronavirus lockdowns.

The European Union home affairs commissioner, Ylva Johansson, has told member nations that they "should open up as soon as possible."

Many countries are doing just that, allowing travel from the EU, Britain and the rest of Europe’s usually passport-free Schengen travel area, which includes non-EU countries like Switzerland. Still, it’s a complicated patchwork of different rules.

Spain only plans to open to European travelers on June 21, but has already started allowing thousands of Germans to fly to its Balearic Islands for a trial run — removing its 14-day quarantine for the group.

"We want our country, which is already known as a world-class tourist destination, to be recognized as also a secure destination," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said.

Italy opened its borders on June 3. Germany, like France and others, lifted its remaining border checks on June 15, and has scrapped a requirement that arrivals must prove they have a good reason to enter.

However, many German regions have imposed a quarantine requirement for arrivals from Sweden, whose virus strategy avoided a lockdown but produced a relatively high death rate. Norway is also keeping its border with Sweden closed.

Austria reopened on June 16 to European neighbors except Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Britain. France is asking people from Britain to self-quarantine for two weeks. Britain also recently introduced a 14-day quarantine requirement for most arrivals.

But with few flights and nervousness about new outbreaks, many Europeans are looking at domestic travel this summer. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz are both planning to vacation in their homelands this year.

Tourists from the US, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East will have to wait, however: Europe is only expected to start opening up to visitors from elsewhere in July.

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