France is not preventing its nationals from spending their holidays in Europe this summer.
But it tightens the restrictions for the unvaccinated on return from two countries which are undergoing a sharp epidemiological recovery, Spain and Portugal.
The Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune, announced on July 13 on Twitter a
"reinforced surveillance"
against them.
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"Among the countries classified as green, Spain and Portugal will be subject to reinforced surveillance: the test required at the start must be less than 24 hours for those who are not vaccinated,"
he said. Following the presidential address last night, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on BFM TV that Portugal and Spain had not been classified as
“at risk” countries
by the French authorities but that the French were urged to be
"careful wherever they are this summer"
.
At this time, the travel advice site of France Diplomatie has not yet been updated on this point.
In particular, its date of entry into force is unknown.
The minister's tweet is however clear on the substance: the two countries of the Iberian peninsula remaining classified "green" by France, holidaymakers can quite go there, and that does not change anything for the vaccinated.
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It is for the French who have not received the complete doses of serum that the noose is tightening: they previously had to produce the negative result of a PCR test of less than 72 hours or of an antigenic test of 48 hours on their return to France. Hexagon.
From now on, the duration of these tests is reduced to 24 hours, and they are not free.
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