IKLA/AINAZI BORDER CROSSING POINT, ESTONIA/LATVIA - Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia opened their borders to each other at the stroke of midnight, creating the first"travel bubble" within the European Union in a bid to jump-start economies broken down by the coronavirus pandemic.
Citizens and residents of the three generally sparsely populated Baltic nations are now free to travel within the region, though anyone entering from outside will need to self-isolate for 14 days. New coronavirus infections in the three Baltic republics have slowed to a trickle with none of the countries reporting more than seven new cases on Wednesday. Authorities have loosened lockdowns since late April.
"Opening the borders is up to the member states, and the European Commission expects them to talk to each other, to coordinate their actions and to not discriminate against nationals of other EU members." "There is no reason to fear that opening the border will cause the spread of the virus," Estonian Interior Minister Mart Helme said.
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