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Europe is looking at easing travel restrictions on foreign tourists as early as next month, if they are fully vaccinated or come from a country with COVID-19 under control, officials said Monday.
The European Commission is recommending EU member states agree to restart the bloc s vital tourist industry in time for the European summer after a wipe-out season last year when travel plummeted worldwide. Time to revive the EU tourism industry and for cross-border friendships to rekindle - safely, commission chief Ursula von der Leyen tweeted.
Time to revive tourism industry & for cross-border friendships to rekindle - safely.
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM Europe is looking at easing travel restrictions on foreign tourists as early as next month, if they are fully vaccinated or come from a country with COVID under control, officials said Monday. The European Commission is recommending EU member states agree to restart the bloc s vital tourist industry in time for the European summer after a wipe-out season last year when travel plummeted worldwide. Time to revive the EU tourism industry and for cross-border friendships to rekindle safely, commission chief Ursula von der Leyen tweeted. But there are caveats. Brussels is seeking to ensure the EU s rapidly accelerating vaccination rollout is not threatened by new virus variants, and that there is reciprocity for Europeans going abroad.
Health by Tiffany Bakker, Merryn Johns, AFP 4th May 2021 5:41 AM
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Subscriber only Europe is looking at easing travel restrictions on foreign tourists as early as next month, if they are fully vaccinated or come from a country with COVID under control, officials said on Monday (local time). The European Commission is recommending EU member states agree to restart the bloc s vital tourist industry in time for the European summer after a wipe-out season last year when travel plummeted worldwide. Time to revive the EU tourism industry and for cross-border friendships to rekindle - safely, commission chief Ursula von der Leyen tweeted.
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