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EU: Council confirms heavily-trailed story that a 14 strong list of "safe"

countries will have travel restrictions lifted from July 1, and as expected the

United States has not been included.

- Citizens from: Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro,

Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, and

Uruguay will be allowed to travel to the EU. 

- Chinese citizens will be added to the list if the Chinese gov't approves a

reciprocal arrangement allowing EU citizens into China. 

- The list will be reviewed every two weeks, and no country will be added

to/removed from the list without discussion.

- Should be noted this is not a binding agreement, and the admittance of

individuals from outside the EU ultimately sits with the member states.