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EU sets out plan to restart non-essential travel this summer

Government
James Chapple
4 May 2021

Travellers fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and those travelling to the bloc from countries with low rates of Covid infection, could shortly be permitted to enter the union for non-essential purposes, including tourism.

The EU could loosen its rules on travel to and from the union (Credit: Sebastiano Piazzi / Unsplash)

The European Commission, on Monday (3 May), set out a framework for the resumption of non-essential travel to and from the union, with further talks scheduled for this week. The plan includes an "emergency brake" to guard against the important of new Covid-19 variants or interest or concern.


It proposes to allow entry to the EU for non-essential purposes to those who have received the last recommended dose of an EU-approved Covid-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to travel, or are travelling from a country with a "good epidemiological situation".