Slovenia moves to require Covid tests from daily cross-border migrants

The new rule also applies to persons coming to Slovenia for health services, to help a family member or to maintain their property, as well as to some other categories, Slovenian media outlets reported.

Daily cross-border commuters working in one of member states of the European Union or some other Schengen country can enter Slovenia by presenting a negative test for coronavirus not older than seven days. Thus, a test performed in an EU or Schengen Area country is valid, it is said in the decision made by the Slovenian government. The new rule will enter into force after its publication in the official gazette. The decision will be subject to reconsideration on a weekly basis.

The new rules especially affect daily commuters from Croatia, thousands of whom work in Slovenia.