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

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

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Portuguese PM hopes EU Covid-19 vaccine passport in place by summer as bloc split on travel restart

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The EU hopes to have Covid-19 vaccine passports ready for use by this summer, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Friday, as optimism grows among some European nations for the restart of international travel. … Read More >Portuguese PM hopes EU Covid-19 vaccine passport in place by summer as bloc split on travel restart

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France SHUTS borders to ALL TRAVEL to and from non-EU countries in push to control Covid spread

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The French government will shut the state’s borders to all traffic to and from countries outside of the EU as of Sunday, Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced, in an effort to ward off yet another Covid lockdown in France. … Read More >France SHUTS borders to ALL TRAVEL to and from non-EU countries in push to control Covid spread

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Norway to SHUT BORDERS to all except essential travelers to halt spread of Covid-19 variants, PM says

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All foreign arrivals apart from travelers on essential journeys will be banned from entering Norway as of midnight on Friday, in an effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 variants, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Wednesday. … Read More >Norway to SHUT BORDERS to all except essential travelers to halt spread of Covid-19 variants, PM says

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Germany looking at air travel ban and border shutdowns in bid to curb spread of Covid-19 variants

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The German government is considering border closures and a ban on almost all air traffic in an attempt to limit the spread of more transmissible Covid-19 variants, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Tuesday. … Read More >Germany looking at air travel ban and border shutdowns in bid to curb spread of Covid-19 variants

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Covid clampdown: UK closing ALL travel corridors in bid to block new virus variants arriving from overseas

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The UK will shut all of its remaining international travel corridors from 4am GMT on Monday until at least February 15, in a bid to shield the country from new coronavirus variants, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. … Read More >Covid clampdown: UK closing ALL travel corridors in bid to block new virus variants arriving from overseas

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EU countries should drop ‘blanket travel ban’ on UK and allow essential traffic – European Commission

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The European Commission has recommended that European nations “discontinue” their travel bans on people in the UK, citing the need to protect essential travel and avoid disruption in supply chains. … Read More >EU countries should drop ‘blanket travel ban’ on UK and allow essential traffic – European Commission