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Rutte: do not go on vacation Inland

Prime Minister Rutte announced this Tuesday evening after meeting via video link with his fellow EU leaders. It is an advice, Rutte emphasizes. “Everyone has to make their own decisions.” Going on a trip for a beach holiday is not convenient anyway, but if someone necessarily has to go abroad for a funeral, for example, then that person has to decide for himself whether this is wise. A return trip can be a problem as air traffic is largely flat and it is unclear how the situation will develop.

This is a specific Dutch measure. According to Rutte, it is almost impossible for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to retrieve all Dutch people who have run into problems abroad. For example, there are now problems with Morocco, hence his advice: stay at home for the time being, holidays are not a priority.

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EU external borders locked

The EU’s external borders will be locked for 30 days for all non-essential travel, the EU countries have jointly decided. According to Rutte, the Netherlands wants to implement this measure as soon as possible and the Cabinet will consult with airlines, for example, that still operate flights from outside the Union, as soon as possible.

Rutte hopes that the measure will lead to the European internal borders remaining open. Nine EU countries have (partially) closed their borders as a result of the coronavirus. “The pressure to close the internal borders will decrease,” said Rutte. He fears supply problems. “If Dutch trucks are parked at the Polish-German border, that’s a problem.”

“A very sensible decision,” says an ANWB spokesperson for the travel advice. The ANWB is already busy getting 1,500 travelers who are still abroad back to the Netherlands. TUI has been bringing 30,000 travelers to the Netherlands since this weekend. In Benidorm, the travel company had to quickly ensure that customers could return because hotel guests were thrown out when the hotels closed.

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