EU Initiative Member States lift internal ban on June 15th, lift external ban on July 1st

　　China News Agency, Brussels, June 11 (Reporter De Yongjian) The EU announced the timetable for lifting the ban border on the 11th, and proposed that member states lift the internal border from June 15 and gradually lift the external border from July 1, but only then Open the external borders to the "famous" countries.

　　The European Commission said in an announcement on the same day that according to the road map drawn up in April this year, the EU would lift the border ban in stages, that is, lift the internal border of the EU first, and resume the movement of people between EU member states and the relevant countries in the Schengen area. Stop the "blocking order" that came into effect in March this year to lift the EU's external borders.

　　The announcement states that currently some EU member states have lifted the internal borders, while some other member states plan to lift the internal borders from June 15th. Internal border control."

　　Regarding the lifting of the ban on external borders, the announcement stated that the current epidemic situation in some countries outside the Confederation is still severe. At this stage, the EU does not recommend the full lifting of the ban on external borders. Lift the external border.

　　The announcement emphasizes that, given that visitors entering the Schengen area can move freely throughout the Schengen area, the European Commission recommends that member states should agree on a "country list" based on common standards to clarify which countries will be lifted after the external border is gradually lifted on July 1. Of residents can enter EU member states, while periodically reviewing and even adjusting countries on the "list" as appropriate.

　　The announcement specifically mentions that the EU’s border lifting road map covers the Western Balkans. Therefore, after July 1, the EU’s outer borders will be open to residents of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Macedonia, Serbia, and Kosovo.

　　On the other hand, for countries that are "unknown on the list", the European Commission recommends that member states expand the scope of the "blocking order" exemption after July 1, for example, to include international students, foreign highly skilled personnel (work cannot be postponed or cannot be completed remotely) and other groups Inclusion, like the citizens of the EU member states and the relevant countries of the Schengen area, foreign residents and their families, can enter the EU member states without the influence of the "blocking order". (Finish)