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Nations push European Union to reopen borders

Updated on: 27 May,2020 08:20 AM IST  |  Madrid
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Russia has reported a record daily spike of 174 deaths on Tuesday, taking the total toll to 3,807. The cases surpassed 3,60,000, with almost 9,000 new infections registered in the past 24 hours

Nations push European Union to reopen borders

People enjoy a night out at a restaurant in Malaga. Pic/AFP

Spain's Foreign Minister says that European Union members should agree to a common approach to open borders, re-establish freedom of travel in the Schengen Area and define which countries outside it should be considered safe to travel from and to,


Arancha González Laya said restarting cross-border travel should be decided collectively even if countries in the EU are phasing out lockdowns at different dates. "We have to start working with our European partners to retake the freedom of movement in European territories," he said on Tuesday, adding that she would like to see a European definition of which countries should be deemed as safe. Germany, too, has proposed to reopen its borders for other European countries on June 15, according to reports.


Russia sees record spike in deaths


Russia has reported a record daily spike of 174 deaths on Tuesday, taking the total toll to 3,807. The cases surpassed 3,60,000, with almost 9,000 new infections registered in the past 24 hours.

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