FILE PHOTO: German police officers check vehicles at the border with Czech Republic, following German restrictions to cross from the Czech Republic into its territory due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, near Breitenau, Germany, February 15. 2021. REUTERS/David Cerny
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany told the European Union it would uphold its latest border restrictions imposed to curb the spread of new coronavirus variants, snubbing calls from the bloc's executive European Commission, Austria and the Czech Republic.
The Brussels-based executive last week asked Germany and five other countries to ease unilateral restrictions on movement of goods and people, saying they have "gone too far" and were putting a strain on the bloc's cherished single market.
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