(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) German Minister of the Interior: Non-EU Citizens’ Entry Prohibition Will Be Extended to July
China News Agency, Berlin, June 5 (Reporter Peng Dawei) German Minister of the Interior Zehofer said on the 5th that the interior ministers of most EU countries have agreed to fully open the border by June 15th, and a small number of countries need to wait until the end of June to open . Regarding the immigration ban for non-EU citizens, Zehofer said that the ban will be extended from June 15 to July 1, and then will be treated differently according to the epidemic situation in different countries and regions.
Zehofer made the above remarks after attending the video conference of the Ministers of the Interior of the EU countries that day. The German Federal Government announced on the 3rd that it will withdraw its travel warnings for EU member states, Schengen countries and the United Kingdom from June 15.
Zehofer said that the interior ministers of most of the EU member states agreed to stop the implementation of border control measures from June 15, while a few countries hope to stop at the end of June. As the EU member states open borders again, the compulsory isolation measures for cross-border travel will also be cancelled. "As a result, the freedom of movement of people within the EU will be completely restored."
Zehofer said that the Ministers of the Interior of the participating countries agreed to extend the entry ban on citizens of non-EU third countries until July 1. He said that after that, different solutions will be launched according to the epidemic situation in different countries and regions. The European Commission will give recommendations on this policy within a few days.
Although the above policy means that Germans will be able to go to other EU countries for a holiday this summer, German Foreign Minister Maas still warned citizens of the country not to be taken lightly, and everyone must take responsibility for themselves. He particularly reminded the public that the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs may still issue travel warnings in the future as the case may be, and that the large-scale overseas evacuation operations carried out by the country earlier this year will "not be repeated." (Finish)