Politics
EU recommends travel restrictions for U.S., Israel due to coronavirus
![](https://bnonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1222014ColomboInternationalAirportBIA.jpg)
The United States and Israel have been removed from the European Union’s list of safe countries due to a rise in coronavirus cases, triggering new restrictions on nonessential travel, officials said on Monday.
EU member states are not required to follow the new recommendation but they typically do, although some countries provide an exemption for fully vaccinated travelers. The new restrictions will make it difficult for Americans and Israelis to go on vacation.
The European Council said Kosovo, Lebanon, Montenegro, and North Macedonia have also been removed from the list of safe countries and regions. This leaves only 21 countries and regions on the list, including Japan, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, and China.
“Non-essential travel to the EU from countries or entities not [on the list are] subject to temporary travel restriction,” the Council said in a statement. “This is without prejudice to the possibility for member states to lift the temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU for fully vaccinated travellers.”
While member states generally follow the recommendations, it is not legally binding. “The authorities of the member states remain responsible for implementing the content of the recommendation,” the statement said.
![](https://bnonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Artboard1-11.png)
-
World1 day ago
U.S. and China report 3 more human cases of bird flu, UN calls for urgent action
-
Politics1 week ago
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee dead at 74
-
Legal1 week ago
Florida man arrested for threatening to kill Trump and Vance
-
World1 week ago
7.4-magnitude earthquake hits northern Chile
-
Legal5 days ago
At least 19 people shot, 3 killed, outside Mississippi nightclub
-
World1 week ago
Cyanide found on tea cups after 6 people die at Bangkok hotel
-
Legal7 days ago
Texas Amber Alert: 2 children last seen in Bastrop County
-
Legal1 week ago
Kansas Amber Alert: Jaxon Halley abducted in Kansas City