05/08/2020 (Agence Europe) – The German Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Commission are set to work on an EU approach to addressing the problems of couples separated by Covid-19 and travel restrictions. The Commission and a spokesperson for the German Interior Ministry said on Twitter that they were working to resolve the issue and “clarify the EU’s approach” to enable people in this situation to travel again so they can be reunited. Ylva Johansson, the Commissioner for Home Affairs, has urged Member States on a number of occasions to take steps to help reunite the couples in question. In reference to the current restrictions on so-called non-essential travel to the EU from non-Member States, the campaign's slogans are “LoveIsNotTourism and “LoveIsEssential”. Only 12 non-Member States are currently on the EU list authorising non-essential travel to the EU. (SP)