EU to Reopen Borders to 14 Countries, Including Morocco, Excluding US and Russia

Initially, the 27 members of the European Union have decided to reopen their borders to Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay. China, which is not part of these countries, could benefit from a special status provided that the Middle Kingdom respects the principle of reciprocity by allowing European travel to China.

The non-exhaustive list of countries whose nationals are authorized to travel to EU countries will be adopted on Monday, June 29 by qualified majority. This list will be subject to revision every two weeks. This revision will allow countries to be included or excluded. COREPER has defined a series of criteria, including the epidemiological situation in the countries, to make this decision. Morocco, which is among these 14 countries to whom European countries are reopening their borders, is doing so thanks to its control of the epidemiological situation in the kingdom.