EU reimposes travel restrictions from 5 countries, including US – The HuffPost

However, Member States retain the possibility of lifting these restrictions. for this type of trip for people who are fully vaccinated, the statement said.

The five countries removed from the list for which the EU recommends lifting restrictions on non-essential travel are, in addition to the United States and Israel, Lebanon, North Macedonia and Montenegro. Kosovo is also withdrawn from this list which is regularly updated.

American borders for the moment closed to internationals

The Delta variant has resumed contaminations on the rise in the United States as well as in Israel, which was one of the first countries to launch a vast campaign of vaccinations. The American borders remain for the moment closed to international travelerswhether tested or vaccinated.

The list of third countries for which the EU recommends lifting travel restrictions currently includes 17 countries plus China (subject to reciprocity) as well as the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao and the territory of Taiwan.

The EU is expected to announce in the coming days that it has achieved its goal of a complete vaccination of 70% of its adult population, marked however by disparities between its member states.