Posted on 03/17/2020 1:28:16 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
BRUSSELS - The leaders of European Union nations have agreed to institute a travel ban that prohibits most foreigners from entering the bloc for 30 days to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus.
EU leaders agreed on Tuesday to shut down the 27-nation’s bloc’s external borders immediately.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the proposal by EU officials “got a lot of support by the member states. It’s up to them now to implement. They said they will immediately do that.”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said late Tuesday that European leaders agreed in a conference call to the Commission’s proposal for an entry ban with “very, very limited exceptions.”
Merkel says citizens of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom and Norway are exempt.
The EU leaders also agreed to coordinate the repatriation of EU citizens stranded outside the bloc, she said.
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Have they asked Joe Biden? He and his Deep State “experts” object to travel bans and borders, you know.
There are no atheists in foxholes.
Note to the EU: So much for principle.
Looks like I’m stuck where I am ...
That’s raaaaaaacist!
Does that include the hordes of seventh-century throwbacks massing at the borders?
Eugenicists Union? Adolf will be ticked. PJG was ready to hype it up. Useless eaters inside...watch out.
Wait! I thought open borders was our strength.
Aren’t these the same people who condemned Trump when he announced the European travel ban?
Now they need to help Greece deal with the Turkish invasion. It is insane to say “no American tourists” but a million Muslims flooding in is fine.
Erdrogen is threatening to send infected Muzzies into Greece.
That is an act of BIOLOGICAL WARFARE!
Wake up!
Of course not. Those are the "very limited exceptions" they mentioned.
Exactly! What a bunch of freaking hypocrites. Oh, now suddenly immigrants are a problem?
so all the anger at Trump doing his ban of them aweek prior.
Hmmm.
I’m waiting for the government of the world to declare even dumber stuff like toss your washer and dryer after washing infected clothing.
What? There were always checks on none EU country citizens entering the zone
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