Posted on 03/16/2020 7:18:20 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Germany has become the latest country to close borders as European nations try to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Its borders with France, Austria and Switzerland were shut on Monday, except for commercial traffic.
Spain will also close its borders later while France is considering more stringent lockdowns.
Meanwhile, the European Commission has proposed a temporary ban on non-essential travel to the European Union.
The measure would initially last for 30 days, and long-term residents in the EU, family members of EU nationals and diplomats would be exempt as well as cross-border and healthcare workers and people transporting goods.
The restriction must be approved by the 26 states that make up the borderless Schengen area. Non-Schengen members - including the UK - would be invited to take part.
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“long-term residents in the EU, family members of EU nationals and diplomats would be exempt as well as cross-border and healthcare workers and people transporting goods.”
My. How many does that leave?
Friend over there says the EU is having conniptions over countries who are supposed to be one big happy family closing their borders.
I thought closing EU to EU borders was completely forbidden by EU law.
Is it true that EU hasn’t helped Italy And they’re relying on China?
What is Germany doing to keep the death numbers low? They are showing 17 on Worldlmeters.info.
Wonder if is the beer, they do drink a lot of beer and wine.
This was poorly written.
Basically, if you were a ‘player’ in the EU ‘gimmick’ (Brussels), then you were exempted-out and can cross borders if you show your shiny EU card. Same for your family. If you counted all of these idiots, service-organization folks and their families, it might add up to 20k to 30k folks. What they don’t mention is that once you get tested positive, they get treated like everyone else....local government laws on quarantine would apply.
Yep. This is the EU bureaucracy trying to reassert itself. Won’t work. This is the first time the EU has been faced with a huge challenge, and the member states are all closing their borders to each other.
Globalism is sick with COVID-19.
Is the MSM reporting this as prudent or racist?
How many of the Leftists in this country are accusing Germany of bigotry for closing its borders? Never mind, I know the answer.
Bunch of Xenophobes. Go get ‘em, Bernie. Gropin’ Joe.
Miss Merkel, Tear Down This Wall!
It’s only racist, if Trump does it. Everyone else, probably gets a free pass. 👎
I am waiting for the Pope to chastise all these countries for closing their borders. lol
Germany should have closed the borders 30 years ago.
Too damned LATE for that Merkel, you East German Stasi agent moron! Beyond belief. And her refusal to provide physicians being begged for by Italy to relieve the system stress overwhelmed by the virus.
Italy with be the next to Exit the EU. ItalExit, in addition to ridding themselves of the toadie Italian PM.
What????? They closed the boarders????? Those Nazis!
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