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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12660

18 February 2021
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Home affairs
Ursula von der Leyen reminds Member States that closing borders “does not stop virus
Brussels, 17/02/2021 (Agence Europe)

Internal border control measures “do not stop the virus, but they do considerable damage to the Internal Market”, said the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at a press briefing on Wednesday 17 February, calling on the Member States to find the right “balance” between protecting the health of citizens and protecting free movement and the Internal Market.

The President was speaking the day after Commissioner Didier Reynders and Commissioner Ylva Johansson had...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
SECTORAL POLICIES
INSTITUTIONAL
NEWS BRIEFS