Europe divided over banning Russian tourists
Ukraine is pressuring the EU to bar Russian tourists from entering the bloc but has met varying responses, with some EU countries agreeing while others resist.
EU foreign ministers: Borders open for holidaymakers by summer
Several European Foreign Ministers had an online meeting to discuss some of the procedures and precautions to be considered before the upcoming summer tourist season in Europe in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Virus frontier closures hamper cross-border workers
Workers who rely on shuttling across frontiers in Central Europe face a difficult dilemma now that the coronavirus pandemic has seen several countries shut their borders
Europe’s leaders furious over Trump’s unilateral travel ban
European officials reacted with surprise and anger after US President Trump imposed a trans-Atlantic travel ban they fear will hurt economies already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic
EU pledges a further 232 million euros for coronavirus efforts
Italy on Monday reported five deaths and more than 200 coronavirus cases, amid growing anxiety about the spread of the virus in the heart of Europe.
Sceptical Isle: Britain’s story foreshadowed Brexit
Another 27 countries will remain in the European Union after Brexit, but for 47-years Britain has always been an awkward fit. Does its island history explain why?
Europe’s Schengen area: border free, with exceptions
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for reform of the Schengen system, which currently involves 26 countries: 22 EU countries, plus non-EU Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
The Schengen Agreement
In 1984 France and Germany agreed to gradually dismantle their joint borders. In the same year Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands did the same.