Spain says will reopen EU borders, barring Portugal, on June 21

Spain will next Sunday re-establish free travel with fellow EU countries except Portugal, whose land border will remain closed until July 1, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced.

Spain will next Sunday re-establish free travel with fellow EU countries except Portugal, whose land border will remain closed until July 1, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced.

Spain had previously planned to restart full EU travel on July 1 but decided to lift “border checks with all member countries on June 21,” except with Portugal, Sanchez said in a televised speech on Sunday. (Reuters file photo for representation)

Spain had previously planned to restart full EU travel on July 1 but decided to lift “border checks with all member countries on June 21,” except with Portugal, Sanchez said in a televised speech on Sunday.