AE chun liosta taistil shábháilte a fhágáil gan athrú as seo amach, a deir oifigeach

The European Union will not change its safe travel list this week, an EU official told Reuters on Monday (9 August), allowing non-essential travel from the United States to continue for the time being despite a surge in COVID cases there, write Francesco Guarascio and Sabine Siebold, Reuters.

The list currently comprises two dozen countries, including the United States, Japan and Australia, which are considered safe from a health perspective under the ongoing pandemic.

Last week, an EU official said the inclusion of the United States in the list might be reconsidered. Léigh níos mó.

The list will be reviewed again in two weeks or even earlier if the COVID-19 situation changes, according to EU officials.

D'iarr an tAontas arís agus arís eile ar Washington saoránaigh den AE a ligean isteach tar éis do na Stáit Aontaithe a chur leis an liosta bán mar a thugtar air.

The list is non-binding, although EU governments tend to apply it. They can however ignore it.

The 27-nation bloc is divided among states that are pushing for reciprocity from the US, and others that are more reliant on tourism and reluctant to remove Washington from the list, officials have said.

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