An agreement has been reached between Washington and the European Union that the United States will lift restrictions on entry of European Union citizens into the European Union since March 2020 – inform and Politico. The concession is expected to affect citizens of Schengen countries and the United Kingdom.
US Ambassador to the European Union, Stavros Lampres He also wrote on Twitter that he hopes a positive decision will be made soon, and the article says an announcement is expected as early as Monday. Then, in the afternoon, several media outlets, including CNN and The Guardian, wrote that the ban could be lifted in November. Not long after the White House She saidThat citizens of 33 countries are exempt from the restriction if they can prove before the start of the trip that they have been vaccinated and have tested negative for Covid in no more than three days.
Politico’s article notes that the European Commission and other diplomats have put pressure on the United States for several months to lift restrictions they consider unfair. newly Ursula von der LeyenChairman of the Committee he spokeThe exclusion of EU nationals from facilitating entry is not justified.
Under current regulations, if a person has been in the EU or UK for two weeks before traveling to the US, they can only enter the US if they are a US citizen or their immediate family, have a green card, or are subject to presidential regulations (national interest exemption) .
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