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Europe puts forward plan to reopen tourism to countries outside the EU

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The European Commission has put forward a proposal on re-opening non-essential travel from outside the EU. Tourism is one of the sectors that has been most badly hit in the pandemic and there is pressure from countries like Greece, Cyprus and Spain to re-open as quickly as possible with the EU and to valuable markets outside the EU, like the British and Israelis.

In March, the EU outlined its approach to Europe's safe re-opening, the Commission agreed to keep the temporary restriction on non-essential travel into the EU under close review, and propose amendments in line with relevant developments. The approach outlined reflects the latest scientific advice showing that vaccination considerably helps to break the transmission chain of the disease.

In parallel to preparing for the resumption of international travel for vaccinated travellers, the Commission proposed a ‘Digital Green Certificate’, showing proof that a person has been vaccinated against COVID-19, received a negative test result or recovered from COVID-19, to help facilitate safe and free movement inside the EU. This proposal also provides the basis for recognising non-EU countries' vaccination certificates.

The Commission is proposing to allow entry to the EU for non-essential reasons, not only for all persons coming from countries with a good epidemiological situation, but also all people who have been fully vaccinated with an EU-authorised vaccine. This could be extended to vaccines having completed the WHO emergency use listing process.

To reassure some EU countries, the European Commission is also proposing an ‘emergency brake' mechanism, to be coordinated at EU level that would allow states to act quickly and temporarily limit to a strict minimum all travel from any countries affected by a variant of concern.

The Council will take into consideration whether the third countries are also offering reciprocal measures for EU travellers.
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