When it comes to the Belgian-Luxembourgish border, the official date for a reopening remains 8 June.
However, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Asselborn stated upon enquiry that it was “very likely” that Luxembourgish residents would be allowed to go shopping in Belgium again as of next week. This includes all forms of shopping, such as groceries.
Since Belgians are still restricted from moving freely around their country (to prevent trips to the beach, for example) this will obviously also remain prohibited for Luxembourgers.
Border controls on the border between Germany and Luxembourg have been lifted since midnight on Saturday. Crossing the border without any restrictions is possible again, however the sanitary rules in the virus context should still be respected.
After considerable backlash from Luxembourgish politicians and the general public, the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Heiko Maas, and his Luxembourgish counterpart, Jean Asselborn, met on the bridge between Perl and Schengen - called “Moselbrücke” - in order to celebrate the reopening.
