Regarding the epidemiological situation, third countries listed should meet the following criteria, in particular: number of new COVID-19 cases over the last 14 days and per 100 000 inhabitants close to or below the EU average (as it stood on 15 June 2020)stable or decreasing trend of new cases over this period in comparison to the previous 14 daysoverall response to COVID-19 taking into account available information, including on aspects such as testing, surveillance, contact tracing, containment, treatment and reporting, as well as the reliability of the information and, if needed, the total average score for International Health Regulations (IHR). Bacau – Billund 2 weekly Bacau – Catania 1 weekly Bacau – London Luton 4 weekly (1 daily from 16NOV20) Bacau – Memmingen 2 weekly Bacau – Milan Bergamo 2 weekly Bacau – Rome Fiumcino 2 weekly Belgrade – Dortmund 2 weekly Belgrade – Eindhoven 2 weekly Belgrade – Gothenburg 2 weekly Belgrade – Karlstuhe/Baden-Baden 2 weekly Belgrade – Larnaca 1 weekly Belgrade – Malmo 3 weekly (2 weekly from 16NOV20) Belgrade – Memmingen 2 weekly Belgrade – Mulhouse 3 weekly (2 weekly from 10NOV20) Belgrade – Paris Beauvais 2 weekly Belgrade – Stockholm Skavsta 2 weekly Bucharest – Abu Dhabi eff 16NOV20 3 weekly Bucharest – Alicante 2 weekly Bucharest – Barcelona 3 weekly (2 weekly from 19NOV20) Bucharest – Bari 2 weekly Bucharest – Basel 2 weekly, Bucharest – Billund 2 weekly Bucharest – Birmingham 2 weekly Bucharest – Bologna 1 weekly Bucharest – Brussels South Charleroi 2 weekly Bucharest – Catania 1 weekly Bucharest – Copenhagen 1 weekly Bucharest – Doncaster/Sheffield 3 weekly Bucharest – Dortmund 6 weekly Bucharest – Edinburgh 1 weekly Bucharest – Eindhoven 3 weekly (2 weekly from 09NOV20) Bucharest – Hamburg 2 weekly Bucharest – Lisbon 2 weekly Bucharest – Liverpool 2 weekly Bucharest – London Luton 2 daily (12 weekly from 09NOV20) Bucharest – Madrid 2 weekly Bucharest – Malaga 2 weekly Bucharest – Malmo 2 weekly Bucharest – Memmingen 2 weekly Bucharest – Milan Bergamo 2 weekly Bucharest – Naples 1 weekly Bucharest – Nice 1 weekly Bucharest – Nuremberg 2 weekly Bucharest – Paris Beauvais 3 weekly Bucharest – Rome Ciampino 2 weekly Bucharest – Sandefjord 2 weekly Bucharest – Stockholm Skavsta 3 weekly Bucharest – Tenerife South 1 weekly Bucharest – Turin 1 weekly Bucharest – Valencia 2 weekly Bucharest – Venice Treviso 2 weekly Bucharest – Zaragoza 1 weekly Budapest – Abu Dhabi eff 17NOV20 2 weekly Budapest – Athens eff 17NOV20 2 weekly Budapest – Barcelona eff 16NOV20 2 weekly Budapest – Bari eff 19NOV20 2 weekly Budapest – Basel 1 weekly (3 weekly from 16NOV20) Budapest – Berlin 2 weekly Budapest – Birmingham eff 18NOV20 2 weekly Budapest – Brussels South Charleroi eff 16NOV20 3 weekly Budapest – Dortmund 2 weekly Budapest – Eindhoven 3 weekly (5 weekly from 16NOV20) Budapest – Gothenburg eff 17NOV20 2 weekly Budapest – Kyiv Zhulyany eff 17NOV20 2 weekly Budapest – Lisbon eff 18NOV20 2 weekly Budapest – Liverpool eff 16NOV20 2 weekly Budapest – London Gatwick eff 16NOV20 4 weekly Budapest – London Luton 4 weekly (10 weekly from 16NOV20) Budapest – Madrid eff 17NOV20 2 weekly Budapest – Malaga eff 18NOV20 2 weekly Budapest – Malmo eff 16NOV20 2 weekly Budapest – Malta eff 19NOV20 2 weekly Budapest – Milan Malpensa 2 weekly (4 weekly from 17NOV20), Budapest – Moscow Vnukovo eff 16NOV20 3 weekly Budapest – Nice eff 18NOV20 2 weekly Budapest – Paris Orly eff 01NOV20 1 weekly (2 weekly from 18NOV20) Budapest – Rome Fiumcino eff 16NOV20 3 weekly Budapest – Stockholm Skavsta 2 weekly Budapest – Tel Aviv eff 24NOV20 2 weekly Budapest – Tenerife South eff 16NOV20 2 weekly Budapest – Thessaloniki eff 17NOV20 2 weekly Budapest – Tirgu Mures eff 16NOV20 2 weekly Catania – Bologna 2 daily Catania – Dortmund 2 weekly Catania – Memmingen 2 weekly Catania – Rome Fiumcino 3 daily Catania – Venice 1 daily Chisinau – Berlin 2 weekly Chisinau – Bologna 1 weekly Chisinau – Brussels South Charleroi 1 weekly Chisinau – Dortmund 2 weekly Chisinau – Hamburg 2 weekly Chisinau – Liverpool 2 weekly Chisinau – London Luton 1 daily Chisinau – Memmingen 2 weekly Chisinau – Milan Bergamo 1 weekly Chisinau – Rome Ciampino 1 weekly Chisinau – Verona 1 weekly Cluj – Abu Dhabi eff 17NOV20 2 weekly Cluj – Alicante 1 weekly Cluj – Barcelona 2 weekly Cluj – Basel 1 weekly Cluj – Bologna 1 weekly Cluj – Doncaster/Sheffield 2 weekly Cluj – Dortmund 2 weekly (3 weekly from 09NOV20) Cluj – Eindhoven 2 weekly Cluj – Hahn 1 weekly Cluj – London Luton 1 daily Cluj – Lyon 1 weekly Cluj – Madrid 1 weekly Cluj – Malmo 2 weekly Cluj – Memmingen 1 weekly Cluj – Milan Bergamo 2 weekly Cluj – Paris Beauvais 3 weekly Cluj – Rome Ciampino 1 weekly (2 weekly from 16NOV20) Cluj – Valencia 2 weekly Craiova – Birmingham 2 weekly Craiova – Cologne 1 weekly Craiova – London Luton 5 weekly Craiova – Milan Bergamo 1 weekly Dortmund – Athens 2 weekly Dortmund – Larnaca 2 weekly Dortmund – Lisbon 2 weekly Dortmund – Thessaloniki 1 weekly Eindhoven – Rzeszow eff 06NOV20 2 weekly Gdansk – Alesund 3 weekly Gdansk – Bergen 3 weekly Gdansk – Billund 2 weekly Gdansk – Cologne 2 weekly Gdansk – Dortmund 4 weekly Gdansk – Eindhoven 6 weekly (5 weekly from 16NOV20) Gdansk – Gothenburg 2 weekly Gdansk – Hamburg 2 weekly (3 weekly from 09NOV20) Gdansk – London Luton 5 weekly (10 weekly from 16NOV20) Gdansk – Lviv 1 weekly Gdansk – Malmo 3 weekly Gdansk – Oslo 3 weekly Gdansk – Sandefjord 2 weekly Gdansk – Stavanger 3 weekly Gdansk – Stockholm Skavsta 1 daily Gdansk – Turku 1 weekly (2 weekly from 19NOV20) Iasi – Bologna 1 weekly Iasi – Brussels South Charleroi 1 weekly Iasi – Dortmund 2 weekly Iasi – Eindhoven 2 weekly (1 weekly from 09NOV20) Iasi – Liverpool 2 weekly Iasi – London Luton 1 daily (4 weekly from 09NOV20) Iasi – Milan Bergamo 2 weekly Iasi – Paris Beauvais 1 weekly Iasi – Rome Ciampino 2 weekly Katowice – Abu Dhabi 2 weekly Katowice – Bristol 1 weekly (2 weekly from 17NOV20) Katowice – Doncaster/Sheffield 1 weekly (2 weekly from 17NOV20) Katowice – Dortmund 1 daily Katowice – Eindhoven 6 weekly (5 weekly from 16NOV20) Katowice – Liverpool eff 22NOV20 1 weekly Katowice – London Luton 3 weekly (5 weekly form 17NOV20) Katowice – Lviv 2 weekly Katowice – Malta 2 weekly Katowice – Rome Ciampino 2 weekly Katowice – Sandefjord 2 weekly Katowice – Stockholm Skavsta 2 weekly Kaunas – Alesund eff 17NOV20 2 weekly Kaunas – Bergen 1 weekly (2 weekly from 16NOV20) Kaunas – Eindhoven eff 17NOV20 2 weekly Kaunas – Stavanger 1 weekly (2 weekly from 17NOV20) Krakow – Bergen 1 weekly Krakow – Billund 1 weekly Krakow – Birmingham eff 17NOV20 2 weekly Krakow – Doncaster/Sheffield eff 18NOV20 2 weekly Krakow – Eindhoven 2 weekly Krakow – Kharkiv 1 weekly Krakow – Kyiv Zhulyany 2 weekly Krakow – London Luton 3 weekly (1 daily from 16NOV20) Krakow – Milan Malpensa 1 weekly (2 weekly from 16NOV20) Krakow – Oslo 2 weekly Krakow – Stavanger 1 weekly Krakow – Trondheim 1 weekly Kyiv Zhulyany – Berlin 2 weekly (5 weekly from 16NOV20) Kyiv Zhulyany – Billund 2 weekly (1 weekly from 25NOV20) Kyiv Zhulyany – Cologne 2 weekly Kyiv Zhulyany – Copenhagen 2 weekly Kyiv Zhulyany – Dortmund 2 weekly Kyiv Zhulyany – Hamburg 1 weekly Kyiv Zhulyany – Memmingen 1 weekly Kyiv Zhulyany – Pardubice 1 weekly Larnaca – Athens 4 weekly Larnaca – Billund 1 weekly until 08NOV20 Larnaca – Copenhagen 1 weekly Larnaca – Memmingen 1 weekly Larnaca – Thessaloniki 3 weekly Larnaca – Turku 1 weekly Lublin – Eindhoven 2 weekly Lublin – Sandefjord 1 weekly Lviv – Berlin 1 weekly Lviv – Dortmund 2 weekly Lviv – Milan Malpensa 1 weekly Lviv – Pardubice 1 weekly Lviv – Rome Ciampino 1 weekly Milan Malpensa – Alexandria Borg el Arab 1 weekly Milan Malpensa – Athens 3 weekly Milan Malpensa – Bari 1 daily Milan Malpensa – Catania 3 daily Milan Malpensa – Eindhoven 5 weekly Milan Malpensa – Lisbon 3 weekly Milan Malpensa – London Luton 2 daily Milan Malpensa – Palermo 2 daily Milan Malpensa – Porto 2 weekly Milan Malpensa – Vilnius eff 17NOV20 2 weekly Nis – Dortmund 2 weekly Nis – Memmingen 2 weekly Nis – Mulhouse 3 weekly Ohrid – Mulhouse eff 14NOV20 2 weekly Olsztyn-Mazury – Dortmund 3 weekly (2 weekly from 17NOV20) Oslo – Bergen eff 05NOV20 2 daily A320 (3 daily from 23NOV20) Oslo – Tromso eff 05NOV20 1 daily A320 (2 daily from 23NOV20) Oslo – Trondheim eff 05NOV20 2 daily A320 (3 daily from 23NOV20) Poznan – Doncaster/Sheffield 1 weekly Poznan – Eindhoven 3 weekly (2 weekly from 09NOV20) Poznan – Kyiv Zhulyany 2 weekly Poznan – Sandefjord 1 weekly Prishtina – Dortmund 3 weekly Prishtina – Mulhouse 6 weekly (5 weekly from 10NOV20, 4 from 17NOV20) Riga – Doncaster 1 weekly Riga – Dortmund 1 weekly Riga – Eindhoven 1 weekly Riga – Hamburg eff 16NOV20 2 weekly Riga – Kutaisi 1 weekly Riga – London Luton 2 weekly Riga – Sandefjord 1 weekly Sibiu – Dortmund 2 weekly Sibiu – Hahn 1 weekly Sibiu – Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 1 weekly Sibiu – London Luton 3 weekly Sibiu – Memmingen 2 weekly Sibiu – Nuremberg 1 weekly Skopje – Berlin 2 weekly Skopje – Cologne 2 weekly Skopje – Copenhagen 1 weekly Skopje – Dortmund 3 weekly Skopje – Eindhoven 1 weekly Skopje – Friedrichshafen 3 weekly (2 weekly from 17NOV20) Skopje – Gothenburg 2 weekly Skopje – Hahn 3 weekly (2 weekly from 16NOV20) Skopje – Hamburg 2 weekly Skopje – Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden eff 08NOV20 1 weekly Skopje – London Luton 2 weekly (until 07NOV20) Skopje – Malmo 3 weekly (2 weekly from 16NOV20) Skopje – Memmingen 3 weekly (2 weekly from 16NOV20) Skopje – Mulhouse 3 weekly (2 weekly from 16NOV20) Skopje – Nuremberg 2 weekly Skopje – Stockholm Skavsta eff 08NOV20 1 weekly Skopje – Turku 1 weekly Sofia – Abu Dhabi eff 20NOV20 1 weekly Sofia – Barcelona 2 weekly Sofia – Bari 1 weekly Sofia – Basel 2 weekly Sofia – Bologna 2 weekly Sofia – Brussels South Charleroi 3 weekly Sofia – Copenhagen 3 weekly Sofia – Dortmund 6 weekly (5 weekly from 16NOV20) Sofia – Eindhoven 3 weekly Sofia – Geneva 2 weekly Sofia – Hahn 2 weekly Sofia – Larnaca 1 weekly Sofia – London Luton 11 weekly Sofia – Madrid 2 weekly Sofia – Malta 2 weekly Sofia – Memmingen 3 weekly Sofia – Milan Bergamo 4 weekly (3 weekly from 09NOV20) Sofia – Nice 2 weekly Sofia – Paris Beauvais 2 weekly Sofia – Tel Aviv 4 weekly (3 weekly from 16NOV20) Sofia – Valencia 2 weekly Suceava – Dormund 1 weekly Szczecin – Lviv 1 weekly Szczecin – Sandefjord 2 weekly Szczecin – Stavanger 1 weekly Tallinn – Sandefjord 1 weekly Timisoara – Dortmund 2 weekly Timisoara – Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 1 weekly Timisoara – London Luton 4 weekly (3 weekly from 09NOV20) Timisoara – Memmingen 2 weekly Timisoara – Milan Bergamo 2 weekly Timisoara – Paris Beauvais 1 weekly (3 weekly from 16NOV20) Timisoara – Valencia 1 weekly Tirana – Bari 2 weekly Tirana – Berlin 2 weekly Tirana – Bologna 2 weekly Tirana – Dortmund 3 weekly (2 weekly from 16NOV20) Tirana – London Luton 5 weekly Tirana – Memmingen 2 weekly Tirana – Milan Bergamo 3 weekly Tirana – Milan Malpensa 3 weekly Tirana – Pisa 2 weekly Tirana – Venice Treviso 2 weekly Tirana – Verona 2 weekly Tirgu Mures – Dortmund 1 weekly Tirgu Mures – Memmingen 1 weekly Tuzla – Berlin 1 weekly Tuzla – Dortmund 2 weekly Tuzla – Eindhoven 2 weekly Tuzla – Gothenburg 2 weekly Tuzla – Hahn 2 weekly Tuzla – Malmo 3 weekly (2 weekly form 17NOV20) Tuzla – Memmingen 2 weekly Tuzla – Stockholm Skavsta 2 weekly Varna – Berlin 2 weekly Varna – Cologne 2 weekly Varna – Dortmund 3 weekly Varna – Eindhoven 2 weekly Varna – Hamburg 2 weekly Varna – Liverpool 2 weekly Varna – London Luton 4 weekly Varna – Memmingen 2 weekly Vienna – Athens 3 weekly Vienna – Barcelona eff 16NOV20 2 weekly Vienna – Bari 2 weekly Vienna – Billund eff 16NOV20 2 weekly Vienna – Bremen eff 17NOV20 2 weekly Vienna – Catania 2 weekly Vienna – Cologne 2 weekly (4 weekly from 24NOV20) Vienna – Dortmund 2 weekly (4 weekly from 23NOV20) Vienna – Eindhoven eff 16NOV20 3 weekly Vienna – Kyiv Zhulyany 2 weekly Vienna – Lisbon eff 16NOV20 2 weekly Vienna – Malaga eff 17NOV20 2 weekly Vienna – Milan Malpensa 4 weekly Vienna – Naples 2 weekly Vienna – Prishtina 2 weekly (1 weekly from 16NOV20) Vienna – Rome Fiumcino 4 weekly Vienna – Stockholm Skavsta 2 weekly (1 weekly 10NOV20 – 21NOV20) Vienna – Tenerife South 1 weekly Vienna – Tirana eff 16NOV20 2 weekly Vienna – Warsaw 2 weekly Vilnius – Billund eff 22NOV20 1 weekly Vilnius – Doncaster/Sheffield 1 weekly Vilnius – Dortmund 3 weekly (2 weekly from 09NOV20) Vilnius – Eindhoven 2 weekly (1 weekly from 10NOV20) Vilnius – Kyiv Zhulyany 2 weekly Vilnius – Larnaca 2 weekly (1 weekly from 09NOV20) Vilnius – London Luton 4 weekly Vilnius – Sandefjord 1 weekly Vilnius – Stockholm Skavsta 1 weekly Vilnius – Trondheim eff 17NOV20 2 weekly Warsaw – Barcelona 2 weekly Warsaw – Bari 2 weekly Warsaw – Basel 2 weekly Warsaw – Birmingham 1 weekly (2 weekly from 18NOV20) Warsaw – Brussels South Charleroi 3 weekly Warsaw – Catania 1 weekly until 14NOV20 Warsaw – Doncaster/Sheffield 1 weekly (2 weekly from 16NOV20) Warsaw – Eindhoven 3 weekly Warsaw – Gothenburg 2 weekly Warsaw – Kyiv Zhulyany 3 weekly Warsaw – Larnaca 1 weekly Warsaw – Liverpool 1 weekly (3 weekly from 17NOV20) Warsaw – London Luton 1 daily (12 weekly from 16NOV20) Warsaw – Malmo 2 weekly Warsaw – Milan Bergamo 3 weekly Warsaw – Paris Orly 2 weekly Warsaw – Reykjavik Keflavik 2 weekly Warsaw – Rome Fiumcino 3 weekly Warsaw – Sandefjord 3 weekly Warsaw – Stockholm Skavsta 4 weekly Warsaw – Tel Aviv 2 weekly Warsaw – Tenerife South 1 weekly (2 weekly from 18NOV20) Wroclaw – Birmingham 1 weekly (2 weekly from 16NOV20) Wroclaw – Doncaster/Sheffield 1 weekly (2 weekly from 18NOV20) Wroclaw – Dortmund 2 weekly Wroclaw – Eindhoven 3 weekly Wroclaw – Kharkiv 1 weekly (2 weekly from 18NOV20) Wroclaw – Kyiv Zhulyany 2 weekly Wroclaw – London Luton 3 weekly (1 daily from 16NOV20) Wroclaw – Lviv 2 weekly Wroclaw – Reykjavik Keflavik eff 16NOV20 2 weekly Wroclaw – Sandefjord 2 weekly Wroclaw – Stockholm Skavsta 2 weekly until 06NOV20. European Union Travel Restrictions and Exemptions . South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Travelers from China would be approved to enter, but under the condition that Beijing would do the same for Europeans. Travelers from China would be approved to enter, but under the condition that Beijing would do the same for Europeans. COVID-19: European Union suspends non-essential travel for non-EU citizens. The list is not entirely binding, border management remains a matter of national decision. Since the Schengen Agreement in 1990, freedom of movement slightly spread to 22 countries of the European Union (Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus and Croatia were not European members yet), and to Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein as these countries own an associated status towards the EU. While there was a possibility of removing Algeria and Morocco from the list as well, as proposed by some EU countries, the majority were against, pointing out the number of infections in these countries remains low. Since the 17 th of March entry restrictions have applied throughout the EU for non-essential travel from third countries. European Union Travel restrictions: Council reviews the list of third countries for which restrictions should be lifted Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted. All flights between countries belonging to Schengen Zone will resume from 30 September (TFN, 28.09.2020). The European Union has suspended all non-essential travel to the bloc for non-EU citizens for 30 days in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday (March 17). Information provided by EU delegations on these aspects should also be taken into account. © 2020 Travel Tomorrow - Flagship brand of. Regarding the epidemiological situation, third countries listed should meet the following criteria, in particular: number of new COVID-19 cases over the last 14 days and per 100 000 inhabitants close to or below the EU average (as it stood on 15 June 2020) stable or decreasing trend of new cases over this period in comparison to the previous 14 days overall response to COVID-19 taking into account available information, including on aspects such as testing, surveillance, contact tracing, containment, treatment and reporting, as well as the reliability of the information and, if needed, the total average score for International Health Regulations (IHR). International Restrictions: European Union will continue to ban travelers from Brazil, Russia, U.S because of COVID-19 threat (Al Jazeera, 26.06.2020), European Union reopened borders to citizens of 14 countries since July 1. European Union Based on the criteria and conditions set out in the recommendation, as from 16 December member states should gradually lift the travel restrictions at the external borders for residents of the following third countries: Australia Japan New Zealand Rwanda Singapore South Korea Thailand China, subject to confirmation of reciprocity Travel restrictions should also be gradually lifted for the special administrative regions of China Hong Kong and Macao, subject to confirmation of reciprocity. EU External Borders to Remain Closed at Least Until the End of June: Third-country nationals will be unable to travel to the Schengen Area for nonessential purposes, at least until the end of June, the European Interior Ministers have agreed. Travel restrictions in brief: Bulgaria , Travel restrictions in brief: Czech Republic , Travel restrictions in brief: Lithuania , Travel restrictions in brief: Luxembourg , Travel restrictions in brief: Netherlands , Travel restrictions in brief: Portugal , Travel restrictions in brief: Slovakia , Travel restrictions in brief: Slovenia , Travel restrictions in brief: United Kingdom , Samsø, the island where residents have a negative carbon footprint, Balearic Islands to ban single use plastic, Europeans eager to travel during spring 2021 as Covid-19 vaccine rollout begins, Norwegian Air to put an end to its long haul flights. EU heads of state or government agreed to implement this restriction on 17 March. (Times Malta, 11.06.2020). (Reuters, 23.06.2020). The list is not entirely binding, border management remains a matter of national decision. European Union Latest News: High-speed train operator Thalys cancels 70 percent of trains from 2 November because of COVID-19 (Brussels Times, 27.10.2020). France's travel restrictions led to the Port of Dover closing to 'accompanied' traffic (file pic) Ireland's restrictions on flights and ferries will last for an initial 48 hours before being reviewed during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Restrictions on international travel on people (immigration or emigration) are commonplace. The European Union has today officially revealed plansto open external bordersas of tomorrow, which is the start of gradually liftingtravel restrictions. But as the rollout of vaccines gets going across the bloc, new strains of the virus in the United Kingdom and South Africa have added more … Here is a timeline of actions taken by EU institutions since the outbreak of the crisis. Approximately 26 countries with more than 400 million residents closed their borders to nearly all visitors from outside of Europe. They are applied cumulatively. Thalys high-speed train operator cuts several services amid COVID-19 pandemic (Brussels Times, 22.09.2020). As stipulated in the Council recommendation, this list will continue to be reviewed regularly and, as the case may be, updated. They are applied cumulatively. 18.10.2020 Wizz Air in the last few weeks continue to adjust planned operation, due various travel restrictions and market demand. The European Union has imposed travel bans on a number of worldwide airlines, citing the failure to meet safety requirements amid the raging coronavirus pandemic. The airlines are Air Malta, Ryanair, Wizz Air, Lufthansa, Swiss and Luxair. Travel Tomorrow collected the measures that the EU countries are applying to travelers wanting to visit. Some EU countries have requested a delay in the decision for further examination, meaning the decision may be revised. Coronavirus response The European Commission’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic prioritises keeping citizens healthy. Travel restrictions should be lifted for countries listed in the recommendation, with this list being reviewed and, as the case may be, updated every two weeks. The list includes The safe countries deemed to have the coronavirus pandemic largely under control are Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, and Uruguay. Based on the criteria and conditions set out in the recommendation, as from 1 July member states should start lifting the travel restrictions at the external borders for residents of the following third countries: Algeria Australia Canada Georgia Japan Montenegro Morocco New Zealand Rwanda Serbia South Korea Thailand Tunisia Uruguay China, subject to confirmation of reciprocity, https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2020/06/30/council-agrees-to-start-lifting-travel-restrictions-for-residents-of-some-third-countries/, European Union will continue to ban travelers from Brazil, Russia, U.S when borders reopen on 1 July because of COVID-19 threat (Al Jazeera, 26.06.2020), European Union will reopen the borders to citizens of 14 countries starting from July 1. European Union The EU Commission recommends:  to prolong the application of the current travel restriction on non-essential travel to the EU until 30 June 2020. Read more about Donald Trump lifts Covid-19-led travel restrictions on Europe and Brazil on Business Standard. (Radio.cz, 25.06.2020), Six airlines will be offering direct connections to 17 airports in nine countries and regions, including Sicily, Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg, between July and October. Our information includes country travel restrictions, flight restrictions, the requirement of COVID- 19 certificates, quarantine measures and vaccination. Share it with your friends! Today the European Commission made an official request to the European Parliament and European Council to extend the travel ban for visitors coming from outside the … For countries where travel restrictions continue to apply, the following categories of people should be exempted from the restrictions: EU citizens and their family members long-term EU residents and their family members travellers with an essential function or need, as listed in the Recommendation. Lists containing high and low-risk countries are revised from week to week, and it’s become challenging for travelers to know what conditions apply. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland UK citizens will be unaffected. Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted. Currently, Americans are only able to travel to the European Union for essential purposes. The EU has kept a travel ban in place at its external borders since mid-March. Member States can, however, take appropriate measures such as requiring such persons to undergo self-isolation or similar measures upon return from a third country for which the temporary restriction on non-essential travel is maintained, provided they impose the same requirements on their own nationals; b) The specific categories of travellers with an essential function or need 19 should be extended to include also:  third-country nationals travelling for the purpose of study;  highly qualified third-country workers if their employment is necessary from an economic perspective and the work cannot be postponed or performed abroad. European Union Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted. European Union will continue to ban travelers from Brazil, Russia, U.S because of COVID-19 threat (Al Jazeera, 26.06.2020), European Union Travel restrictions: Council reviews the list of countries for which member states should gradually lift travel restrictions at the external border. For all third countries that are not on that list by 30 June, the Commission recommends that Member States prolong the travel restriction on non-essential travel until they are put on the list of countries where travel restrictions could be lifted. The criteria to determine the third countries for which the current travel restriction should be lifted cover in particular the epidemiological situation and containment measures, including physical distancing, as well as economic and social considerations. Travel safe – Subscribe to Notifications to keep up-to-date about travel restrictions on your favorite destination country , No spam. The information shown is for guidance only since the situation is rapidly evolving. The list includes Australia, Canada, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, Thailand, Uruguay, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Georgia, Montenegro and Serbia. Based on the criteria and conditions set out in the recommendation, as from 22 October member states should gradually lift the travel restrictions at the external borders for residents of the following third countries: Australia Japan New Zealand Rwanda Singapore South Korea Thailand Uruguay China, subject to confirmation of reciprocity Travel restrictions should also be gradually lifted for the special administrative regions of China Hong Kong and Macao, subject to confirmation of reciprocity. Additional change remains highly possible. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland UK citizens will be unaffected. The Council today adopted a recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU. The ban will affect all non-EU nationals except long-term residents, family members of EU nationals and diplomats, cross-border and healthcare workers, and people transporting goods. Applying the coordination mechanism set out under Chapter V, the intervening period should be used by the Commission and the Member States to prepare a list of those third countries for which travel restrictions can be lifted as from 1 July 2020. Although the list below is based on the airline’s booking engine, certain routes may have been omitted. European Union countries may bar U.S. travelers because of COVID-19 outbreak. Based on the criteria and conditions set out in the recommendation, as from 16 July member states should gradually lift the travel restrictions at the external borders for residents of the following third countries: Algeria Australia Canada Georgia Japan Morocco New Zealand Rwanda South Korea Thailand Tunisia Uruguay China, subject to confirmation of reciprocity. The list remains a recommendation, and it depends on the EU and the Schengen Member States, to fully or partially apply it, or to reject implementing it as some countries as Hungary have done so far. Wherever possible, reference to the sources has been made in the article but caution should nonetheless be taken as measures across Europe might change over time. Abu Dhabi – Bucharest eff 16NOV20 Service resumption, 3 weekly Abu Dhabi – Budapest eff 17NOV20 Service resumption, 2 weekly Abu Dhabi – Cluj eff 17NOV20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 18OCT20; Original plan: eff 16SEP20) Abu Dhabi – Katowice eff 17NOV20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 26OCT20; Original plan: 15SEP20) Abu Dhabi – Sofia eff 20NOV20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 17OCT20; Original plan: eff 15SEP20) Bacau – Billund eff 29OCT20 2 weekly Bacau – Bologna 1 flight on 04DEC20 open for booking (Previous plan: 3 weekly from 30OCT20) Bacau – Brussels South Charleroi eff 05DEC20 3 weekly (Previous plan: eff 29OCT20) Bacau – Catania eff 31OCT20 1 weekly (2 weekly from 04DEC20; Previous plan: 2 weekly from 30OCT20) Bacau – Larnaca eff 04DEC20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 30OCT20) Bacau – Liverpool eff 30OCT20 2 weekly Bacau – London Luton eff 09OCT20 4 weekly (1 daily from 29OCT20; Previous plan: 1 daily from 29OCT20) Bacau – Memmingen eff 31OCT20 2 weekly Bacau – Milan Bergamo eff 01NOV20 2 weekly (4 weekly from 04DEC20; Previous plan: 4 weekly from 30OCT20) Bacau – Rome Fiumcino eff 30OCT20 2 weekly (5 weekly from 06DEC20; Previous plan: 5 weekly from 29OCT20) Bacau – Turin eff 05DEC20 3 weekly (Previous plan: eff 30OCT20) Bacau – Venice Treviso eff 05DEC20 3 weekly (Previous plan: eff 29OCT20) Bucharest – Prague eff 05DEC20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 27OCT20; Original plan: 3 weekly eff 01JUL20) Catania – Bologna eff 08OCT20 2 daily Catania – Memmingen eff 28OCT20 2 weekly Catania – Rome Fiumcino eff 08OCT20 3 daily Catania – Venice eff 08OCT20 1 daily Chisinau – Hamburg eff 26OCT20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 16JUL20) Chisinau – Liverpool eff 26OCT20 2 weekly Chisinau – Mulhouse eff 06DEC20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 25OCT20; Original plan: eff 15JUL20) Cluj – Liverpool eff 22OCT20 2 weekly Dortmund – Porto eff 13DEC20 2 weekly Dortmund – Reykjavik Keflavik eff 26OCT20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 09AUG20) Kharkiv – Berlin Brandenburg eff 04DEC20 2 weekly (The airline originally planned to launch this route to Berlin Schoenefeld on 03JUL20, later revised to 26OCT20 prior to latest adjustment) Krakow – Barcelona eff 04DEC20 2 weekly (Previous plan: 3 weekly eff 26OCT20; plan: 4 weekly eff 13JUL20) Larnaca – Paris Beauvais eff 04DEC20 2 weekly (3 weekly 21DEC20 – 15JAN21; Previous plan: eff 26OCT20) Larnaca – Suceava eff 05DEC20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 27OCT20; Original plan: eff 10JUL20) Larnaca – Turku eff 11OCT20 1 weekly (2 weekly from 26OCT20; Previous plan: 2 weekly eff 26OCT20; Original plan: eff 12JUL20) Milan Malpensa – Alexandria Borg el Arab eff 17SEP20 2 weekly (Reduce to 1 weekly 26SEP20 – 06DEC20) Milan Malpensa – Catania eff 01OCT20 2 daily (3 daily from 08OCT20) Milan Malpensa – Kharkiv eff 03NOV20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 02OCT20) Milan Malpensa – Marrakech eff 30OCT20 1 weekly (3 weekly from 07DEC20; Previous plan: 3 weekly eff 26OCT20; Original plan: 4 weekly eff 01AUG20) Milan Malpensa – Prishtina eff 03NOV20 2 weekly (Previous plan: 2 weekly from 03OCT20; Original plan: 3 weekly from 18JUL20) Milan Malpensa – Tallinn eff 03NOV20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 29SEP20; Original plan: eff 18JUL20) Milan Malpensa – Tel Aviv eff 03NOV20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 04OCT20; Original plan: 1 daily from 17JUL20) Riga – Bergen eff 06DEC20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 15OCT20) Riga – Billund eff 06DEC20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 16OCT20) Riga – Birmingham eff 04DEC20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 18OCT20) Riga – Hamburg eff 18OCT20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 15OCT20) Riga – Reykjavik Keflavik eff 04DEC20 3 weekly (Previous plan: eff 16OCT20) Riga – Stockholm Skavsta eff 18OCT20 2 weekly (4 weekly from 08DEC20; Previous plan: 4 weekly eff 15OCT20) Riga – Trondheim eff 04DEC20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 18OCT20) St. Petersburg – Bologna eff 17DEC20 2 weekly St. Petersburg – Bratislava eff 04DEC20 3 weekly (4 weekly from 20DEC20; Previous plan: eff 16OCT20; Original plan: 01JUL20) St. Petersburg – Bucharest eff 06DEC20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 03OCT20; Original plan: 3 weekly eff 20JUL20) St. Petersburg – Copenhagen eff 04DEC20 3 weekly (4 weekly from 20DEC20; Previous plan: eff 16OCT20; Original plan: eff 18SEP20) St. Petersburg – Malta eff 05DEC20 2 weekly (3 weekly from 17DEC20; Previous plan: eff 17OCT20; Original plan: eff 19SEP20) St. Petersburg – Milan Bergamo eff 03DEC20 4 weekly (1 daily from 14DEC20 unchanged; Previous plan: 4 weekly from 15OCT20) St. Petersburg – Oslo eff 15DEC20 3 weekly (Previous plan: eff 19SEP20) St. Petersburg – Salzburg eff 04DEC20 3 weekly (4 weekly from 20DEC20; Previous plan: eff 16OCT20; Original plan: eff 18SEP20) St. Petersburg – Sofia eff 05DEC20 2 weekly instead of 3 weekly (Previous plan: eff 03OCT20; Original plan:3 weekly eff 02JUL20) St. Petersburg – Stockholm Skavsta eff 15DEC20 3 weekly (Previous plan: eff 19SEP20) St. Petersburg – Turin eff 19DEC20 1 weekly St. Petersburg – Venice Treviso eff 03DEC20 2 weekly (3 weekly from 14DEC20; Previous plan: eff 15OCT20) St. Petersburg – Vilnius eff 06DEC20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 04OCT20; Original plan: eff 01JUL20) Salzburg – Kyiv Zhulyany eff 19DEC20 1 weekly (Previous plan: 2 weekly eff 30OCT20; Original plan: eff 01JUL20) Tallinn – Bergen eff 06DEC20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 15OCT20) Tallinn – Lviv eff 20OCT20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 03OCT20; Original plan: 3 weekly eff 02JUL20) Tallinn – Sandefjord eff 29OCT20 2 weekly (Previous plan: 3 weekly eff 23OCT20) Tallinn – Trondheim eff 05DEC20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 24OCT20) Vienna – Suceava eff 06DEC20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 25OCT20; Original plan: eff 03JUL20) Vienna – Tallinn eff 05DEC20 2 weekly (3 weekly 22DEC20 – 09JAN21; Previous plan: 3 weekly eff 27OCT20; Original plan: eff 02JUL20) Vilnius – Birmingham eff 05DEC20 3 weekly (Previous plan: eff 22OCT20) Vilnius – Hamburg eff 26OCT20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 22OCT20) Vilnius – Liverpool eff 06DEC20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 24OCT20) Vilnius – Stockholm Skavsta eff 22OCT20 2 weekly (Previous plan: 2 weekly) Vilnius – Trondheim eff 27OCT20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 24OCT20) Vilnius – Yerevan eff 30OCT20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 26OCT20; Original plan: eff 03JUL20) Warsaw – Tenerife South eff 03OCT20 1 weekly (2 weekly from 25OCT20; Previous plan: 2 weekly eff 02JUN20) Zaporizhzhia – Gdansk eff 05DEC20 2 weekly (Previous plan: eff 27OCT20; Original plan: eff 22JUN20), COVID-19 negative certification not required / not known. 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