The French government announced that it will begin lifting most of the traffic restrictions on its European internal borders at midnight on Monday, 15 June, and will reopen its external borders with outside the European region on the beginning of next July, after nearly three months of closure.

Due to the positive development of the health situation in France and Europe, and according to the recommendations of the European Commission, France will lift all traffic restrictions on its European internal borders on June 15 - by land, air, and sea - after it had imposed them to halt an outbreak Covid epidemic 19.

The statement added that starting from June 15th, people from European countries (European Union member states as well as Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and the Vatican) will be able to enter the French territories without restrictions related to fighting the Corona pandemic, as was the case before 18 March 2020 In particular, these travelers will not be required to hold an international travel certificate to enter France, and people from European countries will be exempt from quarantine for two weeks upon their arrival in France.

However, the French government excluded the reopening of its borders with Spain, due to the Spanish government's measures to keep its borders closed until June 21, as part of its efforts to contain the virus.

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