No more long queues. Forgotten certificates. Goodbye controls. The German and Swiss borders reopen fully from Monday at midnight. Or 24 hours before the date initially chosen by the Berlin government. On Saturday, the spokesman for the German Interior Minister said that his country would align with France, which will also be freely accessible to its neighbors at the same time.
This Monday, the transition from one country to another will only be a formality, after about three months of restrictions. Frontier workers were the only ones who could pass for a long time, before the opening was extended to criteria of family reunification or linked to health reasons.
Trams also cross borders
From now on, no more documents will be necessary. This should have important repercussions, such as for the border town of Kehl. Many Strasbourg residents should not wait very long to buy cigarettes, cleaning products or even refuel at a reduced price. Most will be able to get there by tram, with services to the small German city all being provided as of this Monday. A little further, in Rust, many will also go to Europapark. Provided only to have reserved, health crisis requires.
On the Swiss border, the case is anecdotal but speaks volumes about the situation in recent weeks. Line 10 of the Basel tram will again serve the stop in the village of Leymen, in Alsace. It had been stopped in April, after decades of operation.
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