Brussels – The European Union will not change its safe travel list this week, an EU official informed news agency on Monday, allowing non-essential travel from the US to continue for the time being despite a surge in COVID cases there.
The list at the moment comprises two dozen nations, including the US, Japan and Australia, that are thought of safe from a health perspective under the ongoing pandemic.
Last week, an EU official mentioned the inclusion of the US within the list might be reconsidered.
The list will be reviewed again in two weeks and even earlier if the COVID-19 situation changes, according to EU officials.
The bloc has repeatedly asked Washington to let in EU citizens after the US was added in June to the so-called white list.
The list is non-binding, though EU governments tend to apply it. They’ll however ignore it.
The 27-nation bloc is divided among states that are pushing for reciprocity from the U.S, and others that are more reliant on tourism and reluctant to remove Washington from the list, officers have mentioned.
Courtesy: Reuters
