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Member states would be allowed to re-introduce travel restrictions if the situation worsens or there are many new variant cases (Photo: Curt Smith)

Brussels pushes to fix EU travel rules ahead of summer

The European Commission on Monday (31 May) urged member states to gradually lift travel restrictions to kickstart the summer holiday season - in a bid to end the current patchwork of travelling measures across the bloc.

"As vaccination is progressing with increasing speed, we can be confident that safe free movement without restrictions can gradually resume again," said EU commissioner for health Stella Kyriakides.

"[But] we need coordinated and predictable approaches for our citi...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

Member states would be allowed to re-introduce travel restrictions if the situation worsens or there are many new variant cases (Photo: Curt Smith)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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