German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer gives a news conference with details of planned border openings, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease in Berlin, Germany, May 13, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Pool
Seehofer said that blanket border controls agreed with France, Switzerland and Austria due to end on May 15 would be extended to June 15, but as many crossings as possible would be reopened and systematic checks would give way to spot checks. Germany’s border with Luxembourg can be completely opened and Seehofer said he was also ready to reopen crossings to Denmark from May 15 but that no formal agreement had been reached yet.
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