Block the borders of 26 countries! Just now, Europe officially announced...

The international epidemic situation is becoming increasingly severe, and it is causing a serious blow to logistics, which is extremely deadly to Europe!

As of 16:00 Central European Time on the 17th, the global total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has reached 184,976, with 7,529 deaths, and 159 countries and regions have reported cases.

Under the red alert for the epidemic, many European countries have implemented border controls and adopted strict travel restrictions.

Recently, Europe announced another important policy - closing the European Schengen area border for 30 days!

At 8 p.m. local time on the 16th, French President Macron delivered a televised speech, announcing that France will enter a nationwide restriction on the movement of people at noon on the 17th, and the measure will last for 15 days!

Macron also announced that, based on the recommendations of the European Commission, the border between the EU and the Schengen area will be closed at noon on the 17th, and all travel between non-EU countries and EU countries will be suspended for 30 days!

Schengen countries refer to the member states that have joined the Schengen Agreement (Schengen Convention). On June 14, 1985, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg signed the Schengen Agreement in the small town of Schengen in Luxembourg. The agreement stipulates that the countries will cancel border checkpoints between each other and coordinate border controls outside the Schengen area.

That is to say, for international travelers, this area is very much like a separate country, with almost no border controls between countries within the region and free entry and exit.

Before the implementation of the Schengen Agreement, most of the borders of European countries were patrolled and equipped with a large network of border checkpoints to check the identity and authorization of citizens traveling between countries.

After the implementation of the Schengen Agreement, border checkpoints between Schengen countries were closed and most of them were removed. According to the relevant provisions of the Schengen Borders Code, all obstacles need to be removed between member states to ensure smooth traffic at internal borders.

Therefore, when passengers travel between Schengen countries by water, land and air, they no longer need to be checked by border guards! It can be said that it greatly facilitates the travel of people from European countries!

However, if the Schengen member states are threatened by public policy and internal security, they have the right to temporarily restore border controls with other Schengen countries. When some foreseeable activities may bring potential risks, the countries involved must notify the European Commission in advance and discuss with other member states.

The closure of the Schengen area due to the pandemic is unprecedented. It can be said that Europe is moving from the era of bulk shipments to the era of bulk shipments! Among them, European logistics may be deeply affected!

With the closure of the Schengen border, flights to and from Europe may be further reduced, deepening the recession in the air transport industry!

In addition, due to border inspections, the flow of people and goods between countries may be slower, and logistics timeliness and prices will become more uncontrollable!

Recently, it has been a double whammy for cross-border sellers! Just yesterday, Amazon announced that it would stop accepting non-essential products from FBA, and some FBA sellers are in trouble! With the European border inspection, overseas warehouses and self-delivery may also be affected...

It can be predicted that the out-of-stock trend is not far away for most people, so sellers need to prepare as soon as possible!