May Bavarian tourists from 3. June to Italy by traveling? Federal Chancellor of Austria, Sebastian was not playing there for a second. He wants the borders to crisis-ridden neighboring country sealing.
in mid-June, will be eliminated, with the Corona border controls between Germany and Austria. The burner will then be the end: Italy to stay the limits continue to be tight. South Tyrol feels the government in Vienna “discrimination” – as well as German Italy-tourists . Learn more about this subject in our mercury App. How the Download works, we explain here*.
Vienna/Rome – Bavarian leisure tendons 15. June brought about. Then the Corona border controls to Austria will be eliminated, and the path to the South is free again, at least up to the burner. Because of Austria’s government doesn’t think to open the border to Italy again, to the displeasure especially of the South Tyrol . The border issue is now flared up a solid fight.
Corona-opening of the border to Italy for the German Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz “irresponsible”
Federal Chancellor of Austria, Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) called the Opening discussion against the Background of the Corona-pandemic* last “irresponsible in the light of the epidemiological data in Italy”. They could open the borders only to countries where “the Situation is similar to that in us.”
+ controls due to Corona: Vienna wants to leave the border to Italy is also still closed.©dpa / Matthias Balk
The infection numbers in Italy are far higher than in Austria – however, the differences between the regions are large. While Lombardy is affected, with around 86 000 cases, most, belongs to the number in South Tyrol (around 2500) to the lowest in the country. Therefore, the Region of pressure on Vienna . To treat Italy as a single large exclusion zone, was “discriminatory”, said recently Flippo Maturi, a South Tyrolean member of the right-wing Lega. In many regions of Italy, the reproduction numbers be lower than in Austria’s Federal States.
holidays in South Tyrol, in spite of Corona? Governor urges Austria
Also Landeshauptmann Arno Kompatscher has no understanding of Vienna blockade . The South Tyrolean Figures on both sides of the border to openings clear, he said the TV station Rai. And the Lombardy Vienna did not have to worry about it. “I can guarantee, after consultation with the region Ministers, the Lombardy from 3. June, Yes only then the direction of the burner opens, if the Corona-Numbers* votes there.“
Italy wants its borders from 3. June re-open, so be on time at the first Bavarian Whitsun holiday week . The calculus: the South Tyrol, which depends on a strong economy from tourism, would like to get to wicked Corona-loss of something from the Pentecostal cake. According to offensive to attract German tourists. But you may not come at all?*
We want the Federal government to do everything to promote the holiday in Austria and to show people that vacation in Austria for sure. However, we will not open our borders to countries that have the Situation under control.
— Sebastian Kurz (@Sebastian for short) May 21, 2020
According to BR, there should be a bilateral agreement , according to which a family from Bavaria, will be allowed to transit through Austria for a holiday for the purposes of a corridor solution. Because there is not a mandatory quarantines for travellers* more, could enter the family on their return easily. Over the Whitsun holiday, you are likely to do so in South Tyrol vacation, but not in the Austrian Tyrol. The interior Ministry was able to give this on Friday, no information.
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