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The European Union (EU) will open its borders to visitors from 15 countries, except to travelers from the United States, Brazil or Russia, putting into effect a complex policy that has sought to balance health concerns with politics, diplomacy and the desperate need for tourism revenue.
The list of nations that European Union countries have approved includes Australia, Canada and New Zealand, while travelers from China will be permitted if China reciprocates.
The plan was drawn up based on health criteria, and EU officials went to great lengths to appear apolitical in their choices, but the decision to leave the United States off the list — lumping travelers from there in with those from Brazil and Russia — was a high-profile rebuke of the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus crisis.
The list has already aroused controversy after it was revealed that the United States – the worst-affected country worldwide by COVID-19 with more than 2.6 million cases, is not on the list of approved countries.
China is on the list but only in the event that EU citizens are allowed to travel there as well.
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