This is a negotiated solution, clarify the sources in Riga, will be enshrined on may 15 in the Latvian capital by the foreign Ministers during their working visit to the banks of the Daugava river in the afternoon. We are talking about the Memorandum on the abolition of restrictions on movement between countries by road, rail, air and sea transport and on cooperation during the crisis due to pandemic coronavirus.
the Document envisages, in particular, from mid-may to the Baltics can move the inhabitants of these countries and persons entitled to stay in them if they last 14 days were not outside, they are not prescribed in isolation in connection with the contamination or the status of the contact person of an infected, and they do not have signs of respiratory disease.
by the Way, before, reported news portals, the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers approved the decision to resume and international passenger traffic between the three countries. At the same time, the Latvian foreign Ministry, in his address to the inhabitants of the country emphasizes that the rules of conduct in connection with the pandemic Covid-19 in different countries can vary, so travelers are “required to comply with local directives and requirements arising from the spread of the virus”.
the Prime Minister of Lithuania Saulius Squirrels in a video released on Friday, claimed that the three Baltic States took control of the first wave of the virus COVID-19 and first in the European Union decided to open borders for its citizens. “However, we will continue to remain vigilant and responsibly to protect air space of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia,” he said.
according to the statement of the representative of the border guard Service of Lithuania Giedrius of Mishutina, the words quoted by TASS, the citizens of the two neighbouring countries when entering the territory of Lithuania still have to pass the border control. They are exempt from having to declare the purpose of the trip, but will be required to present ID.
Continue to control the positions of Lithuania and the duty medical team, in whose job will include monitoring the health of guests and handling of the questionnaires they have to fill in when crossing the Lithuanian border. And for the violation in Vilnius the rules of quarantine for individuals fines in the amount from 500 to 1,500 euros.
that after may 15 will continue spot checks on the border with Latvia, said portal ERR and a representative of police and border guard Board of Estonia, Egert Belichev. According to him, will continue its work units, which will provide security, public order and to verify compliance with the social distances.
it Should be added that the so-called “tourist bubble” in the North-West��Europe in the near future, according to Western sources, can join Finland and Poland. But Italy, one of the most affected EU countries, shocked by the idea of creating “green corridors”. Moreover, the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte even threatened to exit the EU, if this practice will spread.
by the Way, new data from operational sources of the three Baltic countries, they have identified a total of 4 259 case of infection with coronavirus. In Latvia 970 confirmed cases in Lithuania – 1523, and in Estonia – 1766.
