Europe to Ease Travel Restrictions; Fully Vaccinated Travellers Welcome
May 19, 2021 ctn_admin
The European Union on Wednesday took a step toward relaxing tourism travel for visitors from outside the bloc, with EU ambassadors agreeing on measures to allow fully vaccinated visitors in.
Associated Press says they also agreed to relax the criteria for nations to be considered a safe country, from which all tourists can travel. Up to now, that list included only seven countries.
Canada wasn’t included on that list of seven, but given our vaccination rates it’s likely that Canada would make the cut.
The EU imposed strict measures last year to contain COVID-19 outbreaks but the bloc’s 27 ambassadors now say many of those restrictions on non-essential travel should be eased. Specifically, tourists from outside the bloc who have been fully vaccinated should be allowed in.
The Washington Post reports that EU spokesman Christian Wigand wasn’t saying when the change would take effect”
“A formal final approval is still necessary, but the measure’s passage is not in doubt,” the Post said.
Travellers would need to have vaccines approved for use within the European Union — meaning that all the vaccines currently available in the United States would be greenlighted, as well as those in Canada.
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