European Union to make decision about opening of borders for non-member states next week

19:35, 27.06.2020

The European Union will make a decision about opening of borders for non-member states presumably next week.

As Associated Press reports based on diplomatic sources, the decision about opening the Schengen zone is almost agreed.

Americans are likely not to be welcomed next week when the European Union starts reopening its borders to international travel. The reason: surging numbers of coronavirus cases in the United States.

A recent tally of daily cases per 100,000 population in Europe was 14. In the U.S. it was 105, putting it in the same league as other hard-hit countries, like Russia and Brazil.

People from Russia and Brazil would also likely be excluded under the proposed criteria, which reportedly state that countries of origin should have COVID-19 levels that are “stable or decreasing.”

Countries on the “invited” list reportedly include Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and — perhaps most galling to the U.S. considering the pandemic originated there – China. According to Euronews report, Georgia is on the list.

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