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EU questions German COVID border closures
Brussels has complained that the border control measures implemented by Germany in February to combat the spread of the coronavirus were disproportionate and unjustified. Germany introduced checks at its borders to the Austrian state of Tyrol, the Czech Republic and Slovakia on February 14. The restrictions were initially imposed for a 10-day period. Berlin justified the measure by citing the risks of coronavirus variants in neighboring countries.The European Commission wrote that it believed that "less restrictive measures" could have achieved the goal of protecting public health. "We believe that the objective ... (full story)