MADRID—Passengers wearing masks and wheeling suitcases arrived at Madrid’s main airport and French people crossed the border to buy bargain alcohol and tobacco on June 21 as Spain opened its borders to most European countries and ended a state of emergency imposed to contain COVID-19.
Spain’s borders are now open to all European Union countries except Portugal, as well as Schengen area members outside the bloc and Britain, in a much-needed boost to the country’s tourism industry, which accounts for more than 12 percent of the economy.
