A European Commission official told CNN on Thursday that from that date, UK passengers will be subject to travel restrictions similar to those of other EU countries.
“The UK is not part of the Shenzhen area and – after the end of the transition period – it will no longer be treated the same as a member state,” the European Commission official added. [EU] Council’s recommendation on an external travel ban. “
The recommendation criteria set by the European Council are mainly based on whether the epidemic situation in this country is better or lower than the EU average.
This includes other factors such as “physical distance, as well as measures taken, including economic and social matters”.
The recommendation states that the regime should also consider whether EU citizens are allowed to travel to that country on a regular and case-by-case basis.
In October, EU member states decided that only eight countries, including Australia, Japan and New Zealand, met the “safe country” criteria.
The Council is responsible for reviewing the list of third countries to which the travel ban is lifted and will therefore need to consider the UK’s inclusion, a European Commission official said.
An EU official from the European Council told CNN that the next review, to be held in the weekend of December, will consider the UK along with other non-EU countries.
“It is too early to confirm at this stage what the status of the country will be,” the council official explained, adding that “the list of countries for which sanctions should be lifted will be updated regularly.” January 1. “
Essential travel is classified into 11 areas, including health care professionals, transport travelers, diplomats, and people traveling for essential family reasons.
Jack Guy of CNN contributed to this report.
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