The European Commission reminded the German government, on Tuesday 29 June, that any measures taken under the “emergency brake” tool contained in the Recommendation on non-essential intra-EU travel consisted of a testing or quarantine requirement.
It was reacting to Berlin’s decision to suspend almost all passenger arrivals from Portugal due to the Delta variant.
The Commission also indicated that Commissioners Didier Reynders, Thierry Breton and Stella Kyriakides wrote to Member...