Leo Varadkar: It will be months before people can travel around Europe again

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says he is "increasingly confident" that Ireland can enter Phase-One of the roadmap to reopening the economy on Monday, but warned it will be "months and not weeks" before people can travel around Europe again.
Leo Varadkar: It will be months before people can travel around Europe again
Thu, 14 May, 2020 - 16:51
Paul Hosford

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says he is "increasingly confident" that Ireland can enter Phase One of the roadmap to reopening the economy on Monday, but warned it will be "months and not weeks" before people can travel around Europe again.

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