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Due to the rapid spread of a new variant of the corona virus, France had decided to generally detain travelers from Great Britain. Now there is an agreement on easing.
France has announced that it is easing its restrictions on travelers from Great Britain, which it adopted two days ago due to a new variant of the coronavirus. EU citizens, as well as British or citizens of other countries residing in the EU, should be able to travel from Britain to France again from Wednesday. This was announced by the Prime Minister’s office. All who enter would have to be able to show a negative corona test that is not older than 72 hours and that can also test the new variant of the corona virus.
Negotiations on movement of goods
British Transport Minister Grant Shapps had previously reported on progress and an agreement with the French government. Announced information for the night transport companies.
France decided to make a general stop for travelers from Great Britain on Sunday. Freight traffic was also stopped. Since then, the British government has been negotiating with France, among other things, to introduce massive corona tests for truck drivers in order to be able to resume freight traffic across the English Channel.
The UK is dependent on goods being transported from Europe by truck. A representative from the British Retail Association told the BBC that it was important that border traffic was “reasonably smooth” again as of Wednesday, otherwise there could be problems with in-store deliveries. In particular, items like lettuce, vegetables, and fruits might be missing “right after Christmas.”
EU Commission against travel bans
In addition to France, numerous countries had interrupted their transport links with Great Britain in recent days. There, a new variant of the coronavirus had previously been discovered that may be more contagious. However, the EU Commission ruled against the strict closure of the borders with Britain on Tuesday.
It is important to take preliminary precautionary measures as soon as possible. At the same time, however, essential travel to and from Britain and movement of goods should be possible, according to a recommendation by the EU Commission to EU states.
