Covid-19: EU to Allow Tourists From 15 “Safe Countries” Excludes the US

Posted date: 20 Jul 2021

European Union has revealed the new list of countries that will be permitted to enter the EU from July 1, when the external borders are officially scheduled to be reopened, but the US is excluded due to the Coronavirus developments.
Countries included on Europe’s “safe list”, whose nationals will be allowed to enter Europe are: Algeria, Australia, Canada, China*, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay. If the Chinese government offers a reciprocal travel deal for citizens of European Union countries, the EU will add China to the “safe list”.
The “safe list” will be reviewed every two weeks and adjusted depending on the latest coronavirus developments in each country.

The European Commission recommended the following objective criteria for the Member States, when drafting the list of countries, the citizens of which may visit the EU after July 1:
- epidemiological situation and coronavirus response in that country,
- the ability to apply containment measures during travel,
- whether or not that country has lifted travel restrictions towards the EU.

European Commission introduced its recommendation for the reopening of internal Schengen borders on June 15, so the citizens of European countries would be eligible to travel within the Schengen Zone freely, as they did before the Coronavirus outbreak.

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