BORDER RESTRICTIONS IN THE EU
Submitted by christian on Sun, 03/15/2020 - 12:07
- Austria: Austria is banning entry to anyone arriving from Italy without a health certificate. In order to prevent the further spread of coronavirus, the Austrian government has issued a regulation for health checks upon entry from Italy. Two mobile health check teams carry out selective health checks in the Brenner border area (motorway, state road and train traffic) and at the Sillian and Reschenpass borders. During the health checks, temperature measurements are carried out at random. The medical team ask standard questions, such as whether the trip was started from a risk area and whether the people being checked have flu-like symptoms. Austria has also reintroduced border controls with Switzerland and Liechtenstein, while banning flights from Switzerland, Spain and France.
- Czech Republic: There are random health checks at borders with Germany and Austria. Entry for all foreigners is banned except for those with Czech residence permits. Czech citizens are also banned from travelling abroad, except for those in border areas who work in neighboring countries.From 12 March, a 30-day state of emergency was declared. From 14 March, border controls with Austria and Germany will resume. The entry will be possible only in 11 designated crossings.
- Denmark: Denmark will close its borders to almost all foreigners on 14 March for at least a month. The army will be deployed to patrol the frontier. The border controls will apply to land, air and sea traffic and will last until April 13, with entry allowed for Danes, food, medicine and components needed for manufacturers.
- Estonia: Estonia has introduced health checks at its borders to identify people with possible coronavirus symptoms. Travelers arriving in Estonia have to fill in a document to declare which countries they have recently been.
- Germany: The German federal police has tightened controls on the French border in Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg. During the control, people travelling from France are asked about their health, and officials also measure body temperature. A checkpoint has also been set up on the A8 near Perl, where drivers from Luxembourg are checked.
- Hungary: Border controls at Slovenian and Austrian borders have been reintroduced. No entry to Hungary for people coming from the territory of Otaly, China, South Korea and Iran, but this measure does not affect the transportation of goods.
- Italy: Under complete lockdown.
- Latvia: A state of emergency was declared. It is in force until 14 April.
- Lithuania: Lithuania has introduced health checks on the border with Poland and Latvia. The authorities randomly check all travelers and truck drivers.
- Malta: Malta is restricting border crossings to Italy, Germany, France, Spain and Switzerland
- Poland: From 15 March to 24 March, border controls will be in force on the Polish borders with Germany, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Polish borders can only be crossed at designated places. Checks are also carried out at seaports and airports. Poland has also a ban on foreigners entering the state, but those who carry goods including the truck drivers are allowed to enter the country. International air and railroad connections have been suspended.
- Romania: Romania has closed its border to freight traffic arriving from northern Italy. The border lock is in force until 31 March.
- Slovakia: Temporary border controls have been reintroduced at crossing points with Austria, the Czech Republic, Ukraine and Hungary. Only people with a permanent or temporary residence permit in the Slovak Republic and Slovak citizens are allowed to enter the territory of the Slovak Republic. For persons living abroad and commuters in Slovakia, priority border controls have been introduced- proof of employment is required. At the border crossings with Poland, only Polish citizens will be allowed to enter the country. Further measures: Mandatory 14-day quarantine for everyone returning from abroad, suspension of international transport (except supply and transit); closure of international airports for passenger traffic (Bratislava, Košice, Poprad); suspension of international passenger transport (air, rail, bus).
- Slovenia: Slovenia, similarly to Austria has closed its border with Italy. The measure, however, does not apply to the transportation of goods. To be able to enter Slovenia, drivers and passengers should be able to present a negative coronavirus health certificate issued by the competent authorities within the preceding three days. Otherwise, their entry will be banned. However, the border will not be closed for road transport because that would cause further damage to the economy.
- Spain: Lockdown of entire country
- Switzerland: Random checks on the Italian-Swiss border. People entering the country are asked about the reason of their journey. 83 control points have been set. Nine smaller border crossings with Italy are closed in the Canton of Tessin.
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