A draft of countries that may enter EU when borders reopen has been finalized.
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In Brussels, a meeting was held today to conclude who will be on the list of countries that may enter the EU once borders reopen on July 1st. Yesterday, European officials failed to make a decision on who makes on the list and so another meeting was held today to reach an agreement.
Not surprisingly, the United States did not make the list. The US is the worst hit country in the world, but the decision to ban the entry of US citizens in EU might not have been based solely on its surges in cases, but also because there is current ban on EU citizens from entering the US. Brazil and Russia are also in the no-entry list due to their failed attempt to contain the virus. Another country, Qatar is also not on the list. The reason remains unknown.
The list of countries that may enter the EU on 1st July are:
Vatican City
Monaco
Montenegro
Andorra
Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ukraine
Albania
Turkey
Kosovo
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Turkmenistan
Vietnam
China
Thailand
Myanmar
Mongolia
Japan
South Korea
Georgia
Bhutan
Lebanon
Indonesia
Uzbekistan
India
Tajikistan
Kazakhstan
Palau
New Zeland
Australia
Dominica
Bahamas
Saint Lucia
Uruguay
Jamaica
Cuba
Guyana
Paraguay
Venezuela
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Canada
Angola
Tunisia
Namibia
Uganda
Mozambique
Mauritius
Zambia
Rwanda
Ethiopia
Morocco
Algeria
UK nationals may also enter the EU since they are still considered EU citizens until the end of the Brexit transition period which will be on 31/12/2020.
