The governments of Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are now losing patience with Germany and its province of Bavaria. Together, the parliamentary presidents turn to their counterpart Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) and emphatically demand the lifting of the harassing border controls that Germany is practicing under the guise of Corona.

The three European states remind the President of the Bundestag that it was jointly agreed at EU level that the economic losses caused by the pandemic should be kept as low as possible. Specifically, one refers to the harassment that truck drivers, for example, have to endure.

It is more than obvious that Germany does not dare to carry out similar measures on the French border, because one has to rely on the favor of the French at EU level. This is exactly where the parliamentary speakers of Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic hit. These demand equal treatment. This is not the case at the moment.

But what did Germany do last? Under the guise of Corona, the harassing controls that people from Tyrol, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have to endure will continue until at least March 17, 2021. In addition, only Germans and people residing in the Federal Republic are allowed to enter the country. There are few exceptions for commuters and truck drivers, but they must present a corona test no older than 48 hours. In Austria that is not particularly difficult, but Germany didn't even make it to start free rapid tests on March 1, 2021. To do this, a task force must first be formed ...