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's neighbors has been blocked at the borders for many the pandemic has given travel a new importance which gets a lot of courses 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 have to do that but 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 if you will. but there is a sign from the german government how it plans to reopen its frontiers the border with belgium and the netherlands was never closed from today police will not patrol the luxemburg border either to the north denmark has said it is willing in principle to allow the traffic to flow but needs more time to work out the details germany's borders with france austria and switzerland have been seeing a loosenin

allow the traffic to flow but needs more time to work out the details germany's borders with france austria and switzerland have been seeing a loosening of restrictions that means that here at the austrian german border anyone with family or property on the other side may now cross over and if there's no major new spread of the virus the checks will be completely lifted in mid june the borders with poland and the czech republic have not been closed by germany but rather by the governments in warsaw and prague berlin is hoping to persuade them to open their front here is that the uncertainty has made some germans rethink their plans. thinking that i think i'll just work a lot this summer and then go away in the autumn i hope i won't take a holiday this year it makes no sense because. there's still a long way to go until europe's vacation hot spots are crowded but now germans at least have a timetable for when they will enjoy the freedom of movement once again. correspondent bustin hartig is on the german austrian border in the town of kiefer's feld and from where he joins me now boston it's

reopening their borders to help revive the continent's summer tourist season and battered economy france austria and switzerland say that they'll start relaxing their coronavirus closures as early as this weekend germany and some other e.u. states will open their borders by june the 50 s. others though are not convinced spain which has the world's 5th highest death toll plans to keep its borders shop until at least july thousands of people in england meanwhile have gone back to work for the 1st time in 7 weeks but leaders in scotland wales and northern ireland say it's too early to relax restrictions and china has placed a 2nd city under lockdown this week after a cluster of more than 20 cases were discovered in jean well the european union's a summer holiday season is worth $160000000000.00 with tourism providing 15000000 jobs and the e.u. says the industry is at risk of collapse unless urgent measures are taken that the reports from paris. a glimpse of war going on a holiday in some parts of europe will look like this summer barriers separating sun loungers on the greek island of santorini not

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 get easier now. to. europe isn't in the clear over the covert 19 pandemic yet

restrictions germany says that it wants to reopen its border with fraud switzerland and austria and britain and france say that they won't impose quarantine for now on people traveling between the 2 countries paris is one of the world's most visited cities they look down has been eased but more humans museums hotels and restaurants remain closed the french government has advised people to holiday in france this year after 2 months a home some people can't wait to travel. abroad and friends will be a valid i have a holiday home in spain and want to go but for now there are restrictions but i want to go we can't stop living more than $6000000.00 tourism jobs in need you could be lost unless the industry is revived the european commission says the challenge is to encourage the sectors recovery but prevent a resurgence of corona virus cases or risk is spreading even further across the bloke who talks about how just 0 powers the u.k. economy shrank by 2 percent in the 1st 3 months of the year and there were fears it could get much much worse on wednesday some versions of return to their work place for the

discussing this germany for example announced today that it intends to open its border with france switzerland and austria britain and france have already discussed free travel between the 2 countries so without any quarantine measures or or restrictions the 1st person said that opening borders is one way of trying to get people moving again to try and travel again she also said that the commission has a formulated guidelines for hotels and restaurants some of already started to open across the european union before others i haven't yet opened they'll be they'll be guidelines and some of the guidelines say that hotels to do things for example like have a special room where people who perhaps have grown the virus symptoms can be isolated they'll be social distancing measures put in place the same also for transport when i last spoke to he's a professor of european studies at stanford university he says it's not unusual that countries are divided about. if spain was hit so hard and they think that it's way too early to open the border it makes perfect sense for spain what if a small country like luxembourg

germany's borders with france, austria, and switzerland will first see looser controls.f there is no major spread of the virus, the checks will be completely lifted in mid-june. the borders with poland and the czech republic have not been closed by germany, but by the governments in warsaw and prague. those two countries are not yet ready to open their fronts to germany,y, but berlin is hopingo persuade them that uncertainty to has made some germans rethink their plans. >> i think i will just work a lot and then go away in the autumn. i don't think i i will take a holiday this year. it makes no sense there is still a long way to go until europe''s vacation hotspots are crowded. but from this weekend, germans whwho want to trtravel at leaste a timetable for when they will enjoy freedom of movement once again. . phil: lots of restaurants, cafes and hotels started to reopen across germany, a welcome relief to many, as some in the hospitality industry are choosing to stay closed. alex whiting has more. welcome. what requirements do cafes and restaurants need to meet before t

they hope germany will start easising borders with france, austria t the same day and hope to further reopen on june 15. >> translator: the goal is to completely lift border controls onon june 15th. but we must continue to fight against the virus. >> he said germany will maintain border control if the infection in its neighbors worsens. one criteria is whether the number of new case per 100,000 people exceeds 50 in a week. >>> across europe, calls for relaxing the restrictions are rising before the summer vacation season. the european union has presented guidelines for its members to gradually ease travel bans. >> people need of course to be able to travel between european countries. so we're giving guidance on how to gradually reopen transport links without risking the health of travelers or transport workers. >> the guidance issued wednesday proposes members lift travel restrictions in stages from areas with infections under 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

restrictions germany says that it wants to reopen its border with fraud switzerland and austria and britain and france say that they won't impose quarantine for now on people traveling between the 2 countries paris is one of the world's most visited cities the look down has been eased but more humans museums hotels and restaurants remain closed the french government has advised people to holiday in france this year after 2 months at home some people can't wait to travel. abroad and friends will be averted i have a holiday home in spain and want to go but for now there are restrictions but i want to go we can't stop living more than 6000000 tourism jobs in need you could be lost unless the industry is revived the european commission says the challenge is to encourage the sec does recovery but prevent a resurgence of coronavirus cases or risk is spreading even further across the bloke who talks about just 0 hours. thousands of people in england have gone back to work for the 1st time in 7 weeks the find the return people were urged not to use public transport were possible but workers that not go back a

reopening their borders to help revive the continent's summer tourist season and battered economy france austria and switzerland say that they will start relaxing their coronavirus closures as early as this weekend germany and some other states will open their borders by june 15th others though are not convinced spain for one which has the world's 4th highest test hole plans to keep its borders shut until at least july thousands of people in england meanwhile have gone back to work for the 1st time in 7 weeks but leaders in scotland wales and northern ireland to say it's too early to relax restrictions and china has placed a 2nd city under lockdown this week after a cluster of more than 20 cases were discovered in. e.u. governments are working on plans to reopen their borders and reinstate free travel with particular member states but as soon as prime minister is warning against that saying privilege the tourist channels with a limited number of neighbors would destroy the single market the fashionable live reports now from paris on the efforts to revive its tourism industry. a glimpse of war go

france, austria, switzerland say they will start relaxing their coronavirus closures as early as this we can. thousands of people in england have gone back to work for the first time in seven weeks, but leaders in scotland, wales, and northern ireland say it is too early to relax restrictions. u.s. president donald trump has expressed surprise at a warning from one of the country's leading infectious disease experts. anthony fauci says there are dangers in reopening the economy too soon. in other news, the fragile peace process and afghanistan appears to be unraveling after toussaint's attacks on the maternity hospital and funeral which killed 56 people. the president immediately ordered the military to resume operations against the taliban and other armed groups, but the taliban denies responsibility for either attack, blaming both on isil and says it is ready to fight back. >> survivors of the suspected suicide bombing at a funeral struggle to contain their grief and anger. >> my brother is male was standing next to me when i heard the bomb blast. i saw several dead bodies on the gr

effort to restart tourism under its proposal regions which of contain the virus would open up france austria and switzerland have already said they'll start relaxing controls as early as this weekend tasha butler is in paris and she explains that not all countries are on board with the plan. it is a fine balance of course for the european commission because they are trying to make sure that the current virus pandemic doesn't spread further that they don't fuel the spread by people to move around but they also need to revive the economy and the idea of different member states choosing to loosen restrictions in different ways it is a matter of controversy because of course the year opinion usually acts with consensus and unity so there are some member states and say we need we need solutions for have for everybody but the european commission is saying that you know you can't really have a one size fits all plan. dozens of people across england have returned to work people cannot spend time outdoors as long as they follow social distancing rules leaders in scotland wales and northern ireland sa

border controls with looks and in denmark in the coming weeks with the plan to do the same with france austria and switzerland next month but that still leaves a number of other member states including those bordering germany with no timetable in place for the ultimate goal. to restore free travel in europe from june and that is what we're aiming for that requires the action will be on the same level as we have these days we have thousands of new infections every day now with hundreds this dizzy hoffa went on to explain that how this develops would be dependent on the situation with the virus something that's being viewed with caution by the chancellor but when it comes to tourism foreign minister must seems relatively big we can surely ease the travel warning for europe sooner than for other vista nations assuming the positive trend in several countries hold steady talk of tourism comes during troubled times for the travel industry holiday companies are pleading with the government says when it comes to what's next for them mine will look my firm has been around for 21 years if nothing change

france pre-hitler. >> it would be a guess going into the late 19th century. i would go back to the lectures we did on austria, france, germany, but i didn't really look into a lot that clearly from the trial. i have great respect for someone who takes it on their whole life. this is one year. looking back to the late 19th century -- i'd have to think about it. i don't know off the top of my head. i have a guess, but i don't know myself to say how much worse it is. france and austria -- i mean, austria had the national socialists well before the germans. a lot of the germans were looking elsewhere. a lot of the nazi party members were not even german. austria, egypt, it was in america for a long time. a lot of the same people we think of, a lot of them were coming in from the baltics, marching arm in arm with hitler. a lot of the nazis at this time had national roots. with munich being such a cultural center, i would guess germany is far behind a lot of these places, especially like in the east in austria and france. i would have to research a little better before i said. that would be my hunch, so i think yo

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 e

cross-border travel to neighboring austria, switzerland, and france was limited to those with an urgenteason 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 line with the cautious strategy set out by angela merkel. she was facing questions in the bundestag. translator: we have not accepted all of these limitations in our lives including temporary curves on our rights only to risk sliding backwards now by dropping our guard. it would be depressing if we had to return to limitatio

although they are being scaled back, controls will remain in place on germany's borders with france, austriaswitch -- switzerland until june 15. we could be in for the most dangerous hurricane season since katrina. hurricane are there first named storm of the year. it is the six year in a row that the first named storm has preceded the official start of hurricane season. national forecasters say they see ominous clues this year with conditions in place similar to 2005, when a record 28 storms went across the atlantic. live, televised sports returns to the united states over the weekend. nascar staged a race in darlington, south carolina. kevin harvick was the winner but no spectators were committed at the track. president trump says the return of pro sports is essential for the psyche of the united states. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. live from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i'm shery ahn. welcome to bloomberg markets. the heelss sur

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 because it 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. 5th and 6th. race if akira hoping 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 change again. for some reason the picture worsens in the coming weeks then we will have to be prepared to react to that. when. given that is in line with the cautious exit strategy set out by angle americal on wednesday the chancellor was fa

border controls with looks and in denmark in the coming weeks with the plan to do the same with france austria and switzerland next month but that still leaves a number of other member states including those bordering germany with no timetable in place for the ultimate goal. directive to restore free travel in europe from june and that is what we're aiming for sex requires the action will be on the same level as we have these days we have thousands of new infections every day now with hundreds mr z. hoffa went on to explain that how this develops would be dependent on the situation with the virus something that's being viewed with caution by the chancellor but when it comes to tourism foreign minister heiko musts seems relatively a big we can surely ease the travel warning for europe sooner than for other destinations assuming the positive trend in several countries hold steady talk of tourism comes during troubled times for the travel industry holiday companies are pleading with the government says when it comes to what's next for them mine but what if that my firm has been around for 21 year

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 whole civil for and the medical research as well during the chances 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 around our political correspond kate brady there for us thank you . as germany and many other countries across europe loosen lockdown measures 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 might involve. flying during a pandemic passengers on board this booked out ryanair flight from london to lisbon may have been wearing masks but they weren't able to keep much distance from each other. all over the world airlines are having to contend with the

germany is lifting border controls with luxembourg it's also relaxing checks at its border with austria france and switzerland authorities say that if they can keep the virus in check germans could resume free travel within the a you by mid june just in time for the summer holidays. did his best and heart is 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 wanted to cross the border to visit their loved ones and family members on the other side and for some that makes all the difference. let's have a look at the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic spain's government says it will seek a fresh exten

lockdown measures of the german interior minister who says agreements have been reached with france switzerland and austria to ease trouble restrictions starting saturday a border checks of luxembourg will be entirely lifted from that day and similar measures are being discussed with denmark germany closed its borders to all but essential travel almost 2 months ago before the formal. or let's check in now on some other headlines from around the world the u.s. government's top infectious disease expert has warned lawmakers that cities and states could see a spike in coburg 1000 deaths if they lift their lockdowns too quickly anthony expressed his concerns while testifying before the u.s. senate from his home twitter c.e.o. jack dorsey says staff can continue from working working from home as long as they see fit even if it means forever he said the social media company favors the centralization of a flexible workforce but for those who prefer the traditional model twitter's offices will be their warm and welcoming selves once it is safe again. now fresh violence in afghanistan is threatening to further unde

germany is lifting it border controls with luxembourg it's also relaxing checks at its borders with austria france and switzerland or far they say that if they can keep the virus in check germans could resume free travel within the e.u. by mid june just in time for the summer holidays. correspondent correspondent bastian hot issue is on the german austrian border in the town of kiefer's feldon from way he joins me now best in a big day way you border controls have there been further ages to what exactly is the situation there. yes so as you can see it's really quiet here and that mainly has to do with the fact that the 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 s

going to italy italy on the other hand sharing test kids with other member states france sending patients to germany and austria france sending moscow to spain and italy so many many examples of solidarity that is and was good to see and i think later on drawing the lessons from the crisis this is on the positive side we thank you so much for joining us to share that president of the european commission arcelor fund and i thank you so much. the kenyan government has banned entry to 2 of the country's biggest refugee camps because of concerns about the coronavirus aid workers saying that it could be a catastrophe if the disease took hold in the camps which housed more than 400000 people now aid groups warn that there is no health infrastructure in place that could cope with the outbreak. reports. you know piss muds away from home this group of vulnerable refugees is facing an unknown enemy. it's a fear that keeps the whole but not the evil mohammedan very disappointed violence and drug in neighboring somalia before arriving in this crowded field you come more than 25 years ago. there is a lot of fear we can't sl

back germany has started to ease its border restrictions with some of its neighbors including france and austria it's not being so friendly towards everyone in europe the country's high school is demanding the european central bank prove it scheme designed to bring stability to the eurozone is in fact legal or otherwise is threaten to stop any further monetary cooperation in the movies and raids the e.u. commission into all of it takes a closer look at the spot. the coronavirus pandemic is putting pressures and strains on many relationships one of those that's feeling the pinch is not between brussels and when it comes to financial burden sharing in the eurozone germany's highest court said the european central bank's corona bond plan would need to prove it was fit for purpose if the single currency is largest economy was to take part the e.u. commission boss didn't like that bit the recent ruling of the german constitutional court to put under the spotlight to ease years of the european union the euro system and the european legal system the final word an e.u. law is always spoken in luxembourg

going to italy italy on the other hand sharing test kids with other member states france sending patients to germany and austria france sending moscow to spain and italy so many many examples of solidarity that is and was good to see and i think later on drawing the lessons from the crisis this is on the positive side we thank you so much for joining us to share that president of the european commission arcelor funded life thank you so much. ferran germany the robert cock institute for infectious diseases says that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases is now over 160001 thursday german chancellor angela merkel announced a further easing of lockdown restrictions but warned that they could be reimposed if the infection rate starts to rise again chancellor angela merkel defended a step by step approach as she outlined details of the latest easing of restrictions in germany following a virtual meeting with the 16 state premiers it's been the 1st new words for i am firmly convinced that the interests of the economy and also the interests of social contacts best pursued if we consider that we can take steps forw