open all the transit routes to austria to switzerland and to france and we will now switch our border controls in this way that we impose smart all the controls only random controls case by case and not systematic inspections all the time which i now stand that i'm sorry to interrupt you there you talked about important bompas in traveling to germany and just off the back of that the advice from the jump in government is still to generally avoid unnecessary travel and here you're talking about opening the internal borders of the e.u. possibly from need june maybe even earlier do you not see a contradiction here. no because until them in the middle of june it's not possible to enter term any for a tourist purpose we now change. the circumstances under which you can enter many especially for relatives or a for those couples who are not married but for tourists it's still not possible to enter chairman me until the 15th of june so we will continue border control it's certainly that intelligent this mothball the controls until the sick the 15th of june to france to switzerland and also to austria

where they lifted altogether was a back sumburgh now to plan if all goes well is to eliminate border controls in all this tank end zone so $26.00 states by me do it and we do that german chancellor angela merkel she addressed that difficult balancing act today between controlling the virus and easing restrictions the german government does it enjoy broad support across parliament and the population for its plans. well the easing of our necks ations ease of dividing a sure enough course and economy quicker questions of the pandemic of our diet here as is the case in not a country not of countries as well but despite germany's good results in tackling the pandemic so far for some in the polity amend the easing of frustrations isn't going fast enough so some of the opposition parties of the liberals also accuse the government to infringe fundamental rights by having limited freedom of movement and closed shops for example but if we look at the population 2 thirds of germans happy about the current state of things and supports the measures in place that's a bit less than at the beginning of the p

police are no longer checking every single car that wants to cross the border as they did until last night now it's more random controls here every once in a while they fact out a car pull them over to see if they still have if they have a valid reason to cross the border because you still need that so up until yesterday or up until last night those reasons were for example commuters who were commuting for work or german residents who wanted to return home now that's been expanded somewhat and now it also includes people for example who want to visit their loved ones and their families on the other side of the border rebecca yes there's some restriction still in place but largely reopened again what's the significance for those who can cross. right so for a lot of people it makes life a lot easier before there was a young man he was coming from italy and he told us that he wanted to visit his girlfriend who's pregnant and beef before the easing of the restrictions it was a little harder for him to actually do that he needed a letter from the doctor saying that she was pregnant and that he wanted to visit her now he doe

the german government announcing they would start loosening border controls. viving the battered tourism sector and making it possible for people to take a summer vacation. >> border checks were supposed to be a thing of the past in europe's schengen zone. but the coronavirus put a stop to that. cross-border travel to neighboring austria, switzerland, and france was limited to those with an urgent reason to move. now, the foreign minister has announced a roadmap to get the roads open again. >> [speaking for language] >> if people continue to follow the distancing rules and where face coverings, we can foresee that reporters will reopen on june 15. border points which were closed completely will be reopened and there will only be random checks by police. all four countries will agree to review their policy in mid june and there are hopes of freeing up travel to germany's other neighbors as well. but, they warned, if the virus worsens, they will have to change again. >> if the picture worsens in the coming weeks, we will have to be prepared to react. that is in l

top if he hadn't been that nick will start border controls for denmark in the next few days and from june the 15th there will be no more checks at the borders with france austria and switzerland i'm hoping that the border controls that the polish and czech friends currently do have will also be lifted in the forseeable future. however both warsaw and prague say they are keeping the restrictions in place for the foreseeable future. in switzerland smiles on celebrations off to is hoping its borders with germany and austria and now unmarried couples in long distance relationships can be viewed united once again previously only people who are married live in a registered partnership will have children together could anticipate finland and you don't stray a tight security remains on its border with germany but despite relief that the crossing is open once more chapman is still have reservations. after me because this is for me this has been a real challenge because me my girlfriend are expecting a baby and she needs a cross and in bavaria. up until now we could hardly meet i was going to g

want to join their summer holiday there at the moment i don't know if they can do that now the border controls or the borders should be opened by june 15th but that is that depends highly on the number of infection cells the german interior minister said if those infections surge on either side of the border then that there that the plan that they have opening the borders by june 15th can't go ahead and even the easing of the restrictions that are taking place yesterday or last night will be will be walked back michael our correspondent boston hearty with the latest from the german austrian border much appreciated. let's have a look at the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic the italian government is easing travel restrictions allowing people to move freely inside their home region as of monday and between regions starting june 3rd russian health authorities say they have registered an additional $9200.00 kroner virus infections in the past 24 hours so the 3 baltic states have a stony a lot via and lithuania have opened their borders to one another creating the e.u.'s 1st travel b

to enjoy their summer holiday there at the moment they don't know if they can do that now the border controls or the borders should be opened by june 15th but that is that depends highly on the number of infections self to germany teary minister said if those infections surge on either side of the border then that there that the plan that they have opening the borders by june 15th can't go ahead and even the easing of the restrictions that are taking place yesterday or last night will be will be walked back michael our correspondent boston hearting with the latest from the german austrian border much appreciated. now on the other side of that border austria is also moving forward with the easing of coronavirus restrictions on friday the country took an important symbolic step by reopening its restaurants in traditional viennese cafes but strict safety guidelines will have to be observed it's the new normal in the age of covert 19. a toast to a new beginning after more than 7 weeks restaurants and cafes in austria have been allowed to reopen but only if they follow strict guidelines. staff mus

program germans love their holidays in the sun and where the government starting to have pandemic border controls the only things getting in the way of their summer dreams are other countries borders so getting them to lift their controls is now a matter of the highest level of politics and diplomacy and germany's foreign minister is due to discuss exactly about issue with his european counterparts next week. the endless beaches of france and the majestic mountains of austria in any normal summer german tourists love to head for these and many other european beauty spots but because of the corona virus the route to germany is neighbors has been blocked at the borders for many the pandemic has given travel a new importance of which gets a lot of course it's about our health all around the world but they can't take away our freedom to travel not because of corona or an economic crisis and of a tough titties or a spot in front of i'd like to go to spain i don't yet know if that's possible it depends if the spanish open their border at the moment there's no sign maybe we'll know in 4 weeks one place

from berlin the closed borders within europe beginning to open again germany will start relaxing border controls this weekend meaning the european commission meanwhile the european commission unveils a plan to revive tourism but even as travel resumes the coronavirus threat still remains also coming up. free at last the children of turkey go out to play after being locked in those for 40 days because of the coronavirus. and what you do when your olympic dreams are on hold go for food to meet the japanese fans so who's keeping fit and ending money as a food delivery writer. i'm told me a lot of boy it's good to have you with us after weeks of lock down borders are starting to reopen across europe the german government has announced that it will begin relaxing border controls with other e.u. member states this coming weekend at the same time the european commission has unveiled a plan to revive the bats have tourism industry and make it possible for people to take a sum of vacation. border checks were supposed to be a thing of the past in europe schengen zone germans were used to freedom of moveme

to join their summer holiday there at the moment they don't know if they can do that now the border controls or the borders should be opened by june 15th but that is that depends highly on the number of infections the german interior minister said if those infections surge on either side of the border then that that that the plan that they have of opening the borders by june 15th can't go ahead and even the easing of the restrictions that are taking place yesterday or last night will be will be walked back michael our correspondent bastian hearty with the latest from the german austrian border much appreciated. let's have a look now at the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic the italian government is easing travel restrictions allowing people to move freely inside their home region as of monday and between regions starting june 3rd india has surpassed china's tally of confirmed infections with nearly 86000 cases. the 1st quote a virus infection has been confirmed in the crowded camp for growing a refugee is a cox's bizarre in bangladesh where more than 1000000 are taking shelter

moment in the sun with corona virus infections on the decline in europe germany plans to loosen border controls with neighboring countries the move is good news for europe's tourism industry which took a major hit during the pandemic also coming up. brazil's new health minister shafter less than a month on the job the resignation comes as the spread of the krona virus accelerates in the country. and usually go football kicks off again this weekend the players will have to adjust to stadiums without fans as they return to competitive action and one of the big games will see dortmund take on shelf in their 1st match after the lockdown. a michael o'connor it's good to see you with us germany has taken another major step towards normality after months of coronavirus restrictions this weekend border control says some of germany's neighbors are being eased this includes luxembourg france austria and switzerland the goal is to resume free travel within the e.u. by mid june just in time for some holiday but it all still depends on keeping the virus in check. the endless beaches of france and the majest

this is a w newsline from berlin germany is set to relax border controls as soon as this weekend that means germans can think further afield when planning their summer holidays but how will countries mix with the continued coronavirus. also coming up a warning from the white house's top expert on the program to ours and she says the u.s. could see needless suffering and deeper economic damage if lock downs are ended too soon. and the afghan president orders the military to restart operations against militants comes after extremist attacks civilian targets including a maternity ward killing mothers and. i'm sunni so was gone it's good to have you with us germany is set to ease border controls with neighboring countries starting this weekend and a further step towards loosening its coronavirus lockdown measures german interior minister abbas they hope by says agreements have been reached with france switzerland and austria to ease travel restrictions starting on saturday a border checks with luxembourg will be entirely lifted from that day and similar measures are being discussed with d

in europe having this in mind this is a flexible mechanism to open borders if you have to guarantee that you have corona under control on national level then you can open borders and that is on in europe the case and that is all the extremities of case all right that's one trade baby he heads the conservative block in the european parliament thank you. the german government has announced that it will start relaxing border controls with the e.u. member states on this weekend chancellor i'm going to machall warns that progress made towards containing the krona virus must not be jeopardized by moving too quickly to lift restrictions but many people will be believed that borders all gradually unlocks. border checks were supposed to be a thing of the past in europe chang and zone germans were used to freedom of movement but the coronavirus put a stop to that cross border travel to neighboring austria switzerland and france was limited to those with an urgent reason to move now the interior minister has announced a road map to get the roads open again. in this week that is simply that if people continue to show discipline

and earlier we did hear the german interior minister has they hope to talk about easing some border controls bring us up to date on what's happening there or basically as of saturday may 15th there will be relaxed controls on the borders of france switzerland and austria and on the border of looks and border controls will be completely lifted and that could also be the case even with denmark as well but the horse suitable for and i'm going to medical research as well during the chancellor's question time that the plan is to have you free free travel across the e.u. by made june but of course in the meantime germany's global travel warning still remains in place all right our political correspond keep grady there for us thank you. as germany and many other countries across europe there are lockdown the aviation industry is preparing for a resurgence in passenger numbers depending on the airline that could mean a radically different airport and on board experience let's take a look at what taking to the skies. flying during a pandemic passengers on board this booked out of ryanair flight from

words of caution with also coming up the push is on for travel to open up germany well relax border controls us earlier this weekend but house and travel resumed safely with the continued threat. plus a split the studios reopen and some parts of germany would take a look at how the new hygiene and social distancing rules work there. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us germany's chancellor angela merkel has warned that progress made towards containing the coronavirus must not be jeopardized by moving too quickly to lift restrictions in parliament the chancellor face questions on the economic impact of the disease as well as on conditions for seasonal workers after a large corona virus outbreak at a slaughterhouse. germany is now emerging from a nearly 2 months lock down but medical warned that people would be living with the disease for some time to come. and spirit of the opinion of you it would be depressing if we had to reintroduce restrictions that we all want to leave behind us because we want too much too soon. so let us be courageous and vigilant let us reopen public and

meanwhile the push is on for tourists to come back to germany relax border controls that's early as this weekend how can travel resume safely with the continued coronavirus trusts us don't move too fast the white house is top expert on the coronavirus says the u.s. could see needless suffering and death for economic damage if lockdowns and to susan. and the afghan president orders the military to restart operations against militants that comes after extremists attack civilian targets including a maternity ward killing mothers and if. i'm seen as i was kind of glad you could join us german chancellor angela merkel has warned that the country must not jeopardize the progress that's made in containing the coronavirus by moving too quickly to lift restrictions. in parliament the chancellor face questions on the economic impact of the disease as well as on conditions for seasonal workers after a large corona virus outbreak at a slaughterhouse germany is now emerging from a nearly 2 months lock down but medical warned the country would be living with the disease for some time to come as a bit

will be able to visit without going into quarantine also coming up germany eases border controls with neighboring countries its origins saying that if they can keep the virus in check germans could receive free travel within the e.u. by mid june. and india's apostles' china in the number of confirmed could run a virus cases are now nearly 87000 infections in the country this comes as the government is set to announce whether to extend lockdown measures. i'm rebecca rate as welcome to the program italy's government has announced that tarus will again be able to visit from june 3rd a 14 day mandatory quarantine period will also be scrapped it's a big step for a country recovering not only from one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks but also the huge economic cost of lock down. famous for once having too many visitors the coronavirus has lived in venice deserted many here who rely on tourism eager for people to return but it's a balancing act between preventing a 2nd wave of coronavirus while reopening the city. i hope the authorities will manage the city get away that is a compr

germany eases border controls with neighboring countries say that if they can keep the virus in check germans could resume free travel within the e.u. by the chair. and bundesliga football kicks off a gang this hour bob the players will have to adjust to stadiums without fans plan of the big gangs full say dortmund take on shall come in their 1st match after the lockdown. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program italy's government has announced that turks will again be able to visit from june 3rd a 14 day mandatory quarantine period will also be scrapped it's a big step for a country recovering not only from one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks but also the huge economic cost of lockdown. famous for once having too many visitors coronavirus has left venice deserted many here who rely on tourism eager for people to return but it's a balancing act between preventing a 2nd wave of coronavirus while reopening the city. i hope the authorities will manage the city in a way that is a compromise between the city we knew then and the one we're experiencing today. he said lee became

from berlin the closed borders within europe beginning to open again germany will start relaxing border controls this weekend meanwhile the european commission unveils a plan to revive tourism but even as travel resumes the coronavirus threat still remains also coming up. overwhelmed by the pandemic the city of my knowledge in brazil there is it's dead while the president and state governors feud over how to tackle the crisis. and free at last the children of turkey go out to play after being locked indoors for 40 days because of a coronavirus. i'm told me a lot of boy it's good to have you with us now after weeks of lockdown borders are starting to reopen across europe the german government has announced that it will begin relaxing border controls with all the you member states this coming weekend at the same time the european commission has unveiled a plan to revive the battered torahs an industry and make it possible for people to take some of vacation. border checks were supposed to be a thing of the past in europe change in zone germans were used to freedom of movement but the coronavirus p

summer vacation at the same time the german government has announced that it will begin relaxing border controls with other e.u. member states starting this coming weekend. border checks were supposed to be a thing of the past in europe change in zone germans were used to freedom of movement but the coronavirus put a stop to that cross border travel to neighboring austria switzerland and france was limited to those with an urgent reason to move now the interior minister has announced a road map to get the roads open again. that is simply needed that if people continue to show discipline observe the hygiene rules and wear face coverings then in spite of the easing of restrictions during may not only here but across europe we can foresee that the borders will be open on the 15th of june. 16. border points which were closed completely will be reopened and there will only be random checks by police all 4 countries have agreed to review their policies in mid june and there are hopes of freeing up travel to germany's other neighbors as well but the minister warned if the virus spreads the rules could

from berlin the closed borders within europe beginning to open again germany will start relaxing border controls this weekend meanwhile the european commission unveils a plan to revive tourism but even as travel resumes coronavirus threat still remains also going up free at last the children of turkey go out to play after being locked indoors for 40 days because of the corona virus. and as fitness studios reopen in some parts of germany take a look at how new hygiene and social distancing rules work that. i'm told me a lot of people have you with us after weeks of lockdown borders are starting to reopen across europe the german government has announced that it will begin relaxing border controls with other e.u. member states this coming weekend at the same time the european commission has unveiled a plan to revive the battered torahs an industry and make it possible for people to take a summer vacation. border checks were supposed to be a thing of the past in europe change in zone germans were used to freedom of movement but the coronavirus put a stop to that cross border travel to neighboring a

the reopening of borders closed by the coronavirus pandemic france austria and switzerland have already said they're going to start relaxing control. as early as this weekend germany and some other e.u. members and to completely end border restrictions by june the 15th others aren't convinced spain or the world's 4th highest number of infections is set to keep borders shut until at least july a $160000000000.00 question for the e.u. is how to reopen safely tourism makes up 10 percent of the union's g.d.p. providing more than $15000000.00 jobs that are about the begins our coverage from powers a glimpse of what's going on a holiday in some parts of europe will look like the summer barriers separating sun loungers on the greek island of santorini not the beach experience that most holiday makers a used to but one that complies with new social distancing rules we hope these barriers won't be the future for beaches we don't want this but if this is necessary and if people safety depends on this sort of device then so be it we just want to work we want to get going in march boarders in the european union was shot and needy all travel s

control. it calls on them to reopen borders after discussions with neighbors. members must take sole steps to prevent infections before doing so. meanwhile, the eu urges them to maintain the ban on accept visitors from outside the region until june 15. tourism accounts for about 10% of the gdp. the sector has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. >>> in asia, authorities in thailand have reported no new cases of the coronavirus for the first time in roughly two months. new infections once topped 100 a day.y. it they began falling inn mid april. on wedndnesday, the figurure wa zero for thehe first time since march 9. the number off hospitalized patients has d dropped to 117 fm a peak of nearly 1500. the thai government declared a state of emergency as infections surged in mid march. it ordered stores to close and imposed a nighttime curfew. the government has relaxed some restrictions such as for restaurants and hair salons. it's expected to announce additional easing shortly. >>> in south korea, health authorities are racing to contain a large covid-19 clu

in europe having this in mind this is a flexible mechanism to open borders if you have to guarantee that you have corona under control on national level then you can open borders and that is on in europe the case and that is also external is the case mr david just just more broadly freedom of movement has been central to the european project what must impact all these lockdowns and border closures have i mean after all the on the tourism people's lives have been impacted. directly we lost some freedom we lost some rights of the of the europeans which we achieved in the last decades in europe and that's why it's fundamental i don't allow that national rights which are guaranteed by your constitution are seen as higher rights as more important rights for the citizens you know what when you are in the european you have also guaranteed rights and these rights are equally important and one of them is the freedom of movement and that's why if we come back hopefully step by step now always this helps 1st in mind to a normal situation in europe to a more normal situation in europe then the european rights must be equally tre

traffic to flow but needs more time to work out the details germany's borders with france austria and switzerland will 1st see looser controls than at present if there's no new major spread of the virus the checks will be completely lifted in me june. the borders with poland and the czech republic have not been closed by germany but by the governments in warsaw and prague those 2 countries are not yet ready to open their front is to germany but berlin is hoping to persuade them beyond certainty has made some germans rethink their plans. based thank you but i think i'll just work on this summer and then go away in the autumn i hope i won't take a holiday this year it makes no sense and. there's still a long way to go until europe's vacation hot sponsor crowded from this weekend germans who want to travel at least have a timetable for when they will enjoy freedom of movement once again. well earlier we spoke to stephen meyer he say a junior minister in the german interior ministry and i asked him whether the time was really right to relax coronavirus border control we are successful in our containment policy or with regard to

following for you with corona virus infections on the decline in europe germany has begun easing border controls with neighboring countries the move is good news for europe's tourism industry which took a major hit during the pandemic. is data i'm going to use more headlines at the top of the hour in the meantime check out our web site www dot com i'm rebecca has in that in thanks very much want to. stand for. the language courses. video. any time any. w. . to northwestern pakistan claims to be afghan border the people are struggling to preserve their centuries old culture. once they inhabited large portions of the hindu kush deep into today's afghanistan. surveys are only around 4000 commercial left to live with 3 picturesque values in the pakistani province of harbor apart from kwara. freezing in uncertain future. and predominantly muslim pakistan the survival of their traditions hugs in the bombs. thank you. until recently the valleys where the kalash live were so inaccessible that they were effectively cut off from the outside world. now where bobby dirt road brings vehicles here. for centur

haslinda: some countries are weighing whether to ease border controls. what are we hearing?nne: local reports and japan are saying china and south korea have asked japan to join them and relaxing business travel as the virus cases tail off so this is something the government is weighing right now. however, japan remains reluctant to loosen what are currently some of the tightest border controls in the developed world but once they do, the minister said businesspeople, experts, will be prioritized. tourism and other ordinary travel may have to come much later. we have already seen china and south korea allowing some business travel to resume with virus testing from this month. local reports also saying jay whaley is going to visit a memory chip plant. his first overseas trip since the outbreak. there is an agreement between the two countries that those traveling for business who test negative for the virus before the trip are exempted from china's 14 day quarantine for visitors. in the rest of the region, we are watching singapore as well. it plans to roll back its circuit br

his luxembourg counterparts join us aboard as they hit this border crossing to officially lift border controls between the 2 countries germany is also relaxing checks at its borders with france switzerland and austria the best in hot issue has been monitoring the situation on the german side of the border with austria and told us what's different starting today traffic is rolling here at the german austrian border only some cars are being pulled over to be inspected by the border police you still need a valid reason to enter the country that hasn't changed what has changed is the definition of what a valid reason is up to now it was mainly people commuting for work for example or say german citizens returning home now it's been expanded to also include for example people wanting to cross the border to visit their loved ones and family members on the other side and for some that makes all the difference. italy's government has announced that tourists will again be able to visit from june 3rd a 14 day mandatory quarantine period will also be scrapped it's a big step for a country recovering not

this disease the actions that were taken appear to have contained at 19 very well they included border controls a 14 day quarantine on international arrivals closing venue's where large numbers of people could gather and a ban on the export of protective masks so far there have been fewer than 500 cases of covert 900 on the island and just in just a handful of deaths. how effective is social distance in preventing the spread of covert 19 a research team in germany looked into this and found strong correlations between the introduction of specific interventions and the spread of cope at 19 in the country using established models they came to some key conclusions not least that social distancing measures began to really have an impact 2 weeks after they were implemented which which dovetails with predictions involving the sars cove 2 incubation period the team also tried to break down exactly which measures had which effects and can. cloo did that their growth rates were slowed most dramatically by prohibiting large public gatherings later decisions to close schools and then non-essential stores

government is clearly keen to try to reduce restrictions not just economically but also to relax border controls where it can which is why we have heard from the interior minister a key varian conservative ally of angola merkel saying that border restrictions involving france switzerland and austria which are mostly on the southern borders of germany will they will begin to be loosened but not this month next month you also have from mr hoffa the decision that the restrictions on the border with luxembourg will go very quickly in a matter of days and that is also possible in denmark one of a force about the way that european countries are working on border controls the austrian chancellor sebastien courts has said today that although there will be many relaxations of border controls involving most countries that border his that will not be the case with italy any time soon dominick hand there for us in balance thanks very much dominick well let's now speak to oric he is a professor of european studies at stanford university and he now joins me from dresden and germany alric as i've been hearing

countries are starting to contemplate using border control borderontemplate easing control as well.outh korea have asked japan to join them relaxing business travel. japan remains reluctant to loosen, with some of the tightest border controls in the developed world. foreign minister says business people and exports will be prioritized once they do. tourism will come later. singapore's had laid out -- set to lay out details for loosening. see inwe are shutting to a few days fires cases -- starting to see virus cases declining in the u.s. su: yes. parts of upstate new york, as we see fatalities falling to a seven week low. new york and neighboring states allow beaches to reopen friday. new york city beaches will remain closed. we heard good news with disney. they are planning to reopen parts of their florida parks starting wednesday. shops and restaurants will be allowed to operate in the disney springs mall near orlando. disneyland and resort hotels will remain closed. president trump wants sports stadiums to be loaded with people as people contemplate reopening sports complexes once

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