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Since mid-March, the German border can only be crossed at a few crossings. Starting June 15, all border crossings will reopen.
Upper Austria Visits to neighboring Bavaria were already possible on Mother’s Day. The federal government has announced new relaxation measures. The borders with Germany will be fully opened from June 15. Starting Friday, May 15, there will only be random checks. Foreign Minister Sebastián Kurz has commissioned the Minister of the Interior, Karl Nehammer, the Minister of Europe, Karoline Edtstadler, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alexander Schallenberg, to analyze the situation in the other neighboring countries of Austria. If the infections remained “under control” there, a gradual opening of the border would also be desirable.
“An important step for Upper Austria to become strong again”
“I am glad that the first step was to open numerous smaller border crossings. Especially in the border area, we have to support travelers and companies so that they and their employees can start production again. The same applies to agricultural companies that are located on the border, “emphasizes Governor Thomas Stelzer. In recent days, he has been vehemently committed to finding solutions both at the federal level and in various talks with Bavaria, most recently with the head of the Bavarian State Chancellery, State Minister Florian Herrmann.
“Opening the borders to Germany on June 15 is an important step for Upper Austria to strengthen again.”
– Governor Thomas Stelzer
Initiative “Hello neighbor! Ahoj sousede! “
Upper Austria Chamber of Commerce (WKO) President Doris Hummer is also pleased with the partial opening of the border: “We still have a four-week drought period before we can fully travel between Germany and Austria finally , concrete perspectives, and can use the time to prepare for a return to normality in cross-border business, shopping, and travel. ” With their joint initiative “Hello neighbor! Ahoj sousede! “Chambers of commerce in the three-country region of Upper Austria, Lower Bavaria, and South Bohemia have been campaigning for further opening of the borders, especially for local border traffic, for several weeks.
“The economic challenges of the future will be enormous, but we want to successfully master them.”
– WKOÖ President Doris Hummer and Presidents Thomas Leebmann (IHK Niederbayern), Dr. Georg Haber (HWK Niederbayern-Oberpfalz) and Miroslav Dvorák (South Bohemian WK).
