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BRUSSELS (AFP) - Can I go on holiday to Spain? Will I
face quarantine? Have the museums and restaurants
re-opened yet?
From yesterday, as European Union (EU) member
states accelerated the reopening of their frontiers,
tourists’ questions will be answered by an oficial EU
website.
On ‘Re-open EU’ or
reopen.europa.eu, travellers
can enter the name of the country they hope to visit
and ind out what the rules are in the wake of the
coronavirus lockdown.
The site is available in 24 languages so far covers
only the 27 EUmember states - there is no information
for Britain nor the four non-EU members of the
Schengen travel zone.
A resident of France, for example, can consult the
site to ind out that high speed rail links to Luxembourg
are being restored progressively and are at 60 per
cent of normal.
If he or she wants to go to Austria a face mask is
required on the train, and before lying home to France
he or she will need to provide a statement of honour
that they have no coronavirus symptoms.
The site and an eventual app will be updated as
the situation evolves.
Most EU countries reopened their internal borders
within the block yesterday, but social distancing
rules vary widely across the bloc and some members
continue to restrict arrivals from high-risk areas.
EU border app
helps tourists
plan in age of virus