Spain has called on its EU partners to agree a common framework for travel within the Schengen area to ensure Europe emerges promptly from the coronavirus crisis, and to encourage tourism.
Its proposals include border health checks, which Spain believes could help Europe reopen as national lockdowns are lifted, Reuters reports, citing a discussion paper submitted by Spain in response to an EU consultation.
Foreign minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya told Spanish national radio station Cadena Ser it was vital the bloc agreed common procedures as member states reopen their borders.