The Italian minister of foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio, asked Wednesday, "reciprocity" to its european partners on re-opening the borders, while Austria and Switzerland keep their Italian border closed despite a déconfinement that is becoming more prevalent in Europe.

"Italy has chosen today (Wednesday) as the date of opening, we expect reciprocity on the part of all european countries," said Luigi Di Maio at a press conference in Rome with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian.