Free movement of people within three Baltic countries to resume on May 15: Latvian PM

Prime ministers of the three Baltic countries, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, agreed on Wednesday to reopen the countries' internal borders as of May 15, Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins informed.

Karins wrote on Twitter that his videoconference with Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas and Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis resulted in an agreement to reopen the countries' internal borders to free movement of people starting May 15.

People arriving from other countries will still be required to spend 14 days in self-isolation.

Meanwhile, Latvian Transport Minister Talis Linkaits said that international passenger traffic, which has been banned in Latvia since mid-March, might resume on May 13.

To contain the spread of COVID-19, the Latvian government declared a national emergency on March 12. A few days later, all international passenger traffic via Latvia was banned.

While Latvia did not impose any ban on travel within the European Union (EU), its neighbors Lithuania and Estonia set a number of travel restrictions with other EU member states, including Latvia.