When one set of government-imposed policies artificially inhibits travel, another set of government-imposed policies that artificially adds exceptions to that f

When one set of government-imposed policies artificially inhibits travel, another set of government-imposed policies that artificially adds exceptions to that first set of policies shouldn't be seen as providing salvation. "Travel within the EU" would have been "possible" and "pain free" if the various governments had just not imposed any travel restrictions in the first place.