Open AccessUkrainian Cross-Border Governance since the Beginning of COVID-19
Author(s) -
N.O. Horobets,
Tatiana Shaban
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
borders in globalization review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-9913
DOI - 10.18357/bigr21202019895
Subject(s) - ukrainian , european union , covid-19 , freedom of movement , political science , work (physics) , geography , outbreak , corporate governance , free movement , european region , international trade , economy , business , regional science , engineering , medicine , virology , economics , law , mechanical engineering , philosophy , linguistics , disease , finance , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
European countries that are normally associated with freedom of movement have temporarily closed their internal (within the European Union) and external borders in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 starting spring 2020. Border closures have heavily impacted the whole European region, including its Eastern European neighbours. As of March, Ukraine stopped all regular passenger services, so that people were not able to leave the country by plane, train or bus. It seriously complicated routine activities of those Ukrainians who were planning to travel out of their country through Europe (and Russia) for various purposes, including work, study, and family visits.