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The EU wishes to broaden its lists of travelers from seven allowed countries to all travelers, which, if approved, would be a benefit for the tourism market wanting to offset substantial lost ground in the summer of 2021.
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The European Union’s executive advised on Monday that foreign citizens totally immunized against COVID-19 and those coming from countries with a great epidemiological situation be permitted to take a trip into the bloc without additional restrictions.
The 27-nation bloc presently allows citizens of seven nations to come on vacations or for other non-essential reasons and the European Commission’s proposition would expand that list.
“The (European) Commission proposes to enable entry to the EU for non-essential reasons not just for all persons originating from nations with an excellent epidemiological scenario however also all individuals who have received the last recommended dose of an EU-authorised vaccine,” the executive arm said in a statement.
“This might be reached vaccines having actually finished the WHO emergency situation use listing process. In addition, the Commission proposes to raise … the threshold related to the number of brand-new COVID-19 cases utilized to determine a list of nations from which all travel need to be allowed,” it also said, including that must result in the expansion of the list.
To restrict the threat of importing brand-new versions of the coronavirus, the Commission likewise used a brand-new “emergency situation break” that would allow presenting speedy travel limitations for nations where the health circumstance deteriorates dramatically.
EU member states are because of start discussing the proposal on Tuesday. Their contract is needed to put it into effect.
(Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska Editing by John Chalmers)
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