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Czech Republic, Slovakia to fully reopen mutual border from midnight: agency – Metro US

Czech Republic, Slovakia to fully reopen mutual border from midnight: agency

FILE PHOTO: Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic speaks at a
FILE PHOTO: Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic speaks at a news conference in Bratislava, Slovakia

PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech Republic and Slovakia will fully restore free movement between the two central European neighbours from midnight, the two countries’ prime ministers said on Wednesday.

The announcement was made as Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic arrived to Prague for his first foreign trip and met his Czech counterpart Andrej Babis, news agency CTK reported.

(Reporting by Jan Lopatka; Editing by Toby Chopra)