# European Council backs a 30-day restriction on non-essential travel into the Union

Date: 2020

On 17 March 2020 leaders under [Michel](/people/charles-michel) backed a coordinated restriction on non-essential travel into the Schengen area. It is a completed public-health act with a mobility cost.

## People

- Charles Michel: https://factrail.ai/people/charles-michel

## Drivers

- Pandemic Preparedness: https://factrail.ai/drivers/pandemic-preparedness
- Migration-policy restrictiveness and border control: https://factrail.ai/drivers/mig-policy-restrictiveness

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-idUSKBN2142QK/
- https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2020/03/17/conclusions-by-the-president-of-the-european-council-following-the-video-conference-with-members-of-the-european-council-on-covid-19/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-council-travel-restriction-2020