Headline Roundup May 20, 2021
EU Eases COVID-19 Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated Tourists
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The European Union agreed Wednesday on a proposal to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions for visitors from other countries. A new list of “safe” countries from which travelers would be permitted is expected next week and will likely include the United Kingdom, among others. Only Israel, Australia and Singapore met the previous E.U. standards for unvaccinated leisure travel. While the United States might not meet the new criteria, travelers with an approved vaccine will be permitted to travel to E.U. countries.
Coverage was mostly balanced across the spectrum. Left- and center-rated outlets were more likely to publish original reporting on this story.
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New York Times (News)
The European Union agreed on Wednesday to reopen its borders to visitors who have been fully vaccinated with an approved shot and to those coming from a list of countries considered safe from a coronavirus perspective, permitting broader travel just in time for the summer tourism season.
Ambassadors from the 27 member states of the European Union endorsed a plan that would allow visits from tourists and other nonessential travelers, who have been mostly barred from entering the bloc for more than a year.
Wall Street Journal (News)
The European Union took a step toward opening its borders to vaccinated tourists, a move that likely means Americans and other non-Europeans will be allowed to visit the continent this summer.
The decision, taken Wednesday by ambassadors from the 27 EU member countries, must still be formally approved by national leaders, which could come as soon as tomorrow.
It isn’t yet clear exactly when tourists will be allowed to arrive, but it is expected to be very soon, an EU spokesman said.
The U.S. would need to be added to a list...
Fox News Digital
Vaccinated Americans will soon be able to travel to Europe with ease.
The European Union on Wednesday agreed on a proposal to relax COVID-19 travel restrictions for travelers visiting from outside its 27 countries, welcoming vaccinated Americans and a number of other nations, including the U.K., ahead of the summer vacations, according to the Associated Press. A date for when borders will reopen, however, has not yet been set.
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