EU criticizes Belgium’s blanket Covid-19 travel ban, wants it replaced with ‘more targeted measures

The European

The European Commission has requested Belgium make changes to its ban on non-essential foreign travel in an attempt to slow the spread of Covid-19, saying the measures could result in “fragmentation” in the bloc.

“We were rather surprised by the Belgian authorities’ announcement,” a spokesman for the European Commission said on Monday, referencing Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo’s decision late last week to extend the country’s foreign travel ban by more than two weeks to April 18. 

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