Weltnachrichten – AU – Warning as EU country refuses entry to British after Brexit

In the first few days of the year, some people from Great Britain were denied access to the Netherlands thanks to Brexit.

Before the 1st. On January 1st, British citizens could travel to the Netherlands and the rest of the EU without complications.

But since Brexit, the rules have changed and 10 people were denied access in the first few days of the year, reports The Mirror.

According to Dutch rules, people from non-EU countries are prohibited from visiting the Netherlands unless the reason for their travel is essential.

Border Police spokesman Robert van Kapel told NOS: « They all had a negative PCR test, but had forgotten the basic rule that they must have an urgent reason, such as work or serious family problems. « 

Mr van Kapel added: « Some of them wanted to visit Amsterdam and one man wanted to fly to Spain via Amsterdam to teach his children to ski. « 

He said there are agreements with other countries like Australia and Singapore – but not with the UK.

After the UK leaves EU rules, it is likely to fall victim to the non-essential travel ban – even if other restrictions are lifted in the future.

On the EU side, most countries have restrictions on non-essential travel from the UK due to a new variant of Covid.

There are exceptions to this rule, e.g.. B.. for ex-pats, which however vary from country to country.

The European Council has agreed to restrict non-essential travel from almost all non-EU countries to the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland due to coronaviruses.

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