The EU has stuck to advising member states to bar non-essential travel from the United States. Since the advice was issued by Brussels a fortnight ago, a number of countries including Bulgaria and Sweden have put restrictions on US travel in place. The European Union had lifted a previous ban on US holidaymakers entering the bloc, and the decision by Washington not to do the same has left businesses in Germany frustrated.
VDMA Foreign Trade Department Head Ulrich Ackermann told DW News: “It is impossible to install machinery
“Machines can’t be serviced or maintained.
“Executives cannot visit their subsidiaries
“In the engineering sector, we have 1800 subsidiaries in the US, and we can’t travel to trade fair either which is important the US exhibition season begins in the fall.”
SMS Group Head of Financial services Jens Haupt added: “You only know at short notice if our employees can get in or not.
“I have to make backup plans like how can I cover with local people.
“How can I work out if…