Fully-vaccinated passengers will be allowed into EU for holidays

Strict measures imposed last year to contain Covid-19 outbreaks but many restrictions on non-essential travel set to be eased

Two chairs rest on the sand at a nearly empty beach in Albufeira, in Portugal’s southern Algarve region (Ana Brigida/AP)

The European Union has taken a step towards relaxing tourism travel for visitors from outside the bloc, with EU ambassadors agreeing on measures to allow fully vaccinated visitors in.

They also agreed on easing the criteria for nations to be considered a safe country, from which all tourists can travel.