Regulations and Government
EC Calls for Limited Opening of External European Union Border
The European Commission recommended that Schengen-area states coordinate lifting of restrictions on countries from outside the region on health grounds.

The European Commission on Thursday recommended that Schengen-area member and associated states lift internal border controls by June 15 and prolong the temporary restriction on non-essential travel into the European Union (EU) until June 30. In an apparent effort to encourage states to lift restrictions in a coordinated manner, the EC said member states should together choose which countries from outside the Schengen area they exclude from the restriction based on their respective Covid-19 health situation, the ability to apply containment measures during travel, and reciprocity considerations, taking into account data from sources such as the European Center for Disease Prevention and the World Health Organization.