Guest Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 The European Union Member States have finally approved a list of 15 countries, considered as safe due to their epidemiological situation related to the Coronavirus, after days of discussions and disagreements. * Last Saturday, we reported that a draft list of 54 countries was being discussed by EU members. Later on, the EU narrowed down the list to 15 countries, and the same turned out to be final. As of July 1, residents of Algeria, Australia, Canada, China*, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay, will be permitted to enter Europe SchengenVisaInfo.com reports. However, travellers from these countries must first check with the EU country they wish to visit, as the Member States are permitted to exclude some of the countries from the list when it comes to who can enter their borders since the policy is not legally binding. “There are now 14 (+1) countries on the Union list from which Member States can base their national list of safe countries. These are Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay. China is also on the EU list, but only on the condition of reciprocal action by the Chinese authorities,” one of the Member States announces in a press release. The ‘safe list’ will be reviewed every two weeks and adjusted depending on the latest Coronavirus developments in each country. United Kingdom citizens, as well as their family members, are exempted from the temporary travel restriction, and they will be treated in the same way as European Union nationals until the end of the Brexit transition period, on December 31, 2020. There has been a disagreement between EU countries on the criteria to use for this decision, with some maintaining that data about COVID rates are not reliable. European Commission introduced its recommendation for the reopening of internal Schengen borders on June 15, so the citizens of European countries would be eligible to travel within the Schengen Zone freely, as they did before the Coronavirus outbreak. The Commission also recommended that from July 1, the Member States should start permitting third-country nationals to enter the EU, if the COVID-19 situation permits such a step to be taken. https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/confirmed-eu-marks-15-third-countries-as-safe-eu-members-not-obliged-to-open-borders-to-all/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitter 14 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 They MUST want a lot of people to die. Stay safe guys and don’t travel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franch Toast 27,745 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Why isn't Taiwan on the list? She/Her/Hers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brizoda 4,190 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, Franch Toast said: Why isn't Taiwan on the list? I'm not sure, but maybe because China is in it China always want to isolate Taiwan of world affairs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just A Holy Fool 2,660 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Are you going to travel to Europe? Me: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franch Toast 27,745 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, brizoda said: I'm not sure, but maybe because China is in it China always want to isolate Taiwan of world affairs It's so stupid, because Taiwan is one of the safest places in the world right now with regards to the pandemic. She/Her/Hers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven 6,547 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 This is such a bad idea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio 5,088 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 To China? Stupid EU...... Haven't they just discovered a potential flu pandemic?? Just, no... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brizoda 4,190 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, Franch Toast said: It's so stupid, because Taiwan is one of the safest places in the world right now with regards to the pandemic. I'm not defending China, I'm saying this is the way China acts respect Taiwán in world affairs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
POP2 4,206 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 55 minutes ago, Franch Toast said: Why isn't Taiwan on the list? Probably to suck up to China tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradox 4,570 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 well, it's over Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dramatica 13,698 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 #EuropeIsOverParty They are opening borders with China as we discover a new pandemic spreading from there I didn't ask for a free ride, I only asked you to show me a real good time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAlexer 1,343 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 29 minutes ago, Dramatica said: #EuropeIsOverParty They are opening borders with China as we discover a new pandemic spreading from there 1 hour ago, Rio said: To China? Stupid EU...... Haven't they just discovered a potential flu pandemic?? Just, no... Ok both of you need to actually read an article about the newly discovered flu instead of just reading headlines Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 12 minutes ago, TheAlexer said: Ok both of you need to actually read an article about the newly discovered flu instead of just reading headlines It said that it could create another pandemic so what’s your point? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAlexer 1,343 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, BadGurlMadge said: It said that it could create another pandemic so what’s your point? Yeah, it could.. In the future... If it mutates.. Which it hasn't yet... Of course they're cautious now and research the potential of other animal diseases being able to spread to humans but this "next disease" could come from anywhere. No reason to exclude China because of that Stop going nuts over every news article that's trying to profit from peoples current fears Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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