The Council released its statement on the matter Monday, removing the U.S. from its list of countries for which restrictions should be lifted and, in essence, recommending that restrictions for U.S. inbound travelers be restored. An infographic shared by the Council, however, indicated that the EU continues to support travel into the EU by those who are fully vaccinated, suggesting that unvaccinated travelers would likely bear the brunt of any resulting policy changes.
The recommendation, however, is not "a legally binding instrument," with each EU member state left to individually decide whether or not to ramp up restrictions on U.S. inbound travel. Read More.