Spain, Portugal open border to tourism after virus closure
MADRID (Reuters) — Spain and Portugal’s prime ministers yesterday officially reopened their joint border to all travelers after a three-month closure to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
In the presence of Spain’s King Felipe and Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his Portuguese counterpart Antonio Costa solemnly opened the border. All other travel restrictions within the European Union were lifted last week.
“Our shared prosperity and common destiny within the European project depend on this border being open,” Costa tweeted earlier on Wednesday.
“The pandemic offered us a new vision of the past we do not want to come back to: a continent with closed borders.”
Meanwhile, the British government said it will outline plans for air bridges later this week that will allow people to go on holiday to certain countries without facing quarantine on their return, Business Secretary Alok Sharma said.
Meanwhile, Greece reopened its regional airports to international flights yesterday, pinning its hopes on a recovery in tourism after a three-month lockdown.