The Hungarian government only notified the European Commission on Monday afternoon that the borders had been closed.



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Details of the Hungarian announcement about the closure of the borders are still being investigated, the European Commission said at a press conference in Brussels on Monday, according to a Euronews article.

Journalist question Adalbert Jahnz, the spokesman for the committee for Schengen-related matters, said: There was a videoconference with the border control authorities last Friday and no indication was received that changes were expected at the Hungarian border. The committee’s position is clear, the border closure is not an effective measure in the fight against the epidemic, the spokesperson stressed. A spokesperson for the Euronews correspondent in Brussels said Monday afternoon that the notification had been received from the Hungarian side in the meantime.

Vivian Loonela According to the coronavirus spokesperson, it is up to each member state to decide who can enter its territory, but is obliged to inform each other of the measures. He stressed that the committee’s guideline in July was to replace the border with more specific measures and for member states to ensure that the regulation was not discriminatory.

Gergely Gulyás Last Friday, the Prime Minister announced that Hungary will once again close its borders to foreigners as of September 1 and that Hungarians returning from abroad will be quarantined for 14 days. This can be triggered by two Hungarian coronavirus tests conducted 48 hours apart, at your expense.

Featured image: MTI / Zoltán Máthé



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