White list updated: Europe steadily reopens its doors to more third countries

On 30 June 2021, Member States’ Ambassadors adopted an updated list of third countries whose residents – vaccinated, tested negative or recovered from Covid-19 – can now travel to the EU for non-essential reasons.

The current list includes 27 countries: the United States, North Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Lebanon, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Canada, Jordan, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and China, subject to reciprocity.

HOTREC welcomes this extension, as it promotes safe travel and helps the EU economic recovery.