EU members agree to lift travel restrictions on US tourists

The move was adopted during a meeting in Brussels of permanent representatives to the 27-nation bloc

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with her EU Digital Covid Certificate. Picture: Johanna Geron/Pool Photo via AP

The European Union (EU) is recommending that member countries start lifting restrictions on tourists from the United States.

EU members agreed on Wednesday to add the United States to the list of countries from which restrictions on non-essential travel should be lifted.