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Europe mulls shutting external borders in fight against coronavirus
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform think-tank, agreed. He described the proposals as “window-dressing ... to cover up the embarrassment of member-states closing their borders to each other.”
“I don’t see the potential benefits,” he said.