
The European Union is likely to remove Armenia and five other countries from its list of safe travel destinations, meaning visitors or people returning from those countries could face tighter controls such as COVID-19 tests or quarantine, Reuters reported.
The source referred to a special EU health committee proposal removing Armenia, along with Albania, Japan, Azerbaijan, Brunei and Serbia. It has also suggested Uruguay be added.
EU ambassadors, who will review the proposal on Wednesday, typically follow the committee's advice. A decision would normally be formalised by the end of the week, according to the source, which cited EU diplomats.
It is noted that the list seeks to unify travel rules across the 27-nation bloc, although it does not bind individual EU nations, which are free to determine their own border policies.
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