Yup, Sept 15 is the current date, which is next week. As to reopening the border, my feeling is that is related to this talk of requiring a second Covid test on island. My personal feeling is that the Dutch side will start requiring that, so that will be yet ANOTHER thing to make it more difficult for tourists to come. And then the border will reopen or not. My bet would be that the Prefet will still not reopen the border, so it will be for nothing...
A second test and expense is ridiculous! If I had a test and came to the island negative....then if I get it, it's from there! Duh! Are they requiring everyone on the Dutch side who lives there to be tested twice? No. It is targeting a population that they want $$$ from IMO.
IF the French border was open, that would be a good reason to stay over there....
