Macron Suggests Schengen Borders May Remain Closed Until September Due to COVID-19

Closure of the Schengen area borders until September. The subject was raised on Friday, April 10, by the French President, Emmanuel Macron, during his videoconference with social partners, reports the French channel. The French President announced that given the evolution of the spread of the virus, the Schengen area countries are considering keeping their borders closed until September.

This border closure could have a negative impact on the economic situation of the Schengen area. But it could be imposed to limit the spread of covid-19. Emmanuel Macron also expressed concern about the situation of the coronavirus health crisis in Africa, a continent less severely affected by the pandemic than the United States and other Asian countries that have experienced or will experience peaks.

Emmanuel Macron warns that, due to covid-19, difficulties are looming on the horizon for people wishing to travel abroad. Élisabeth Borne, Minister of Ecological Transition, had made a recommendation in the same direction. She had advised against undertaking a world tour during this period of the covid-19 pandemic, at the risk of becoming infected.