On Wednesday 18 March, the European Commission once again called on the Member States of the Schengen area of free movement to apply the guidelines presented on Monday, which aim to smooth the movement of lorries carrying essential goods (medicines, food) and to enable European citizens to return home.
Eric Mamer, the Commission spokesman, pointed out that the Member States were obliged to apply these guidelines since they had been “broadly approved” the day before at a European summit...