The EU has once again updated the list of countries with open external borders, "listed" countries are reduced to 11 countries

　　China News Agency, Brussels, July 30 (Reporter De Yongjian) The European Union updated its list of country names again on the 30th, suggesting that member states will open their external borders to 11 countries and China (with conditions), the United States, Brazil, Russia, and India. Other countries are still "no name on the list."

　　According to the announcement issued by the European Council on the same day, the 11 countries are Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay; the condition attached to China is "confirmation of equivalence", that is, confirmation of China It also opens its borders to citizens of EU member states.

　　On June 30 this year, the European Union formally recommended that member states open their external borders to countries that are “named on the list”. The list announced at that time was 14 countries and China (with conditions); on the 16th of this month, the EU updated this list for the first time , Removed Montenegro and Serbia, reducing the number of countries on the list to 12; compared with the list updated on the 16th, the list updated on the 30th removed Algeria, reducing the number of countries on the list to 11.

　　According to the standards listed by the European Union, for a country to be "shortlisted", it takes nearly 14 days for new cases and the infection rate per 100,000 residents to be close to or lower than the EU average; compared with 14 days ago, the number of new cases requires Shows a steady or declining trend; prevention and control measures should include testing, monitoring, contact tracing, isolation, treatment and reporting. The EU will also consider the reliability of epidemic information.

　　At present, the EU decides to update the list every two weeks, but it is only an EU recommendation and is not binding. The governments of member states may implement it as appropriate and gradually open their external borders to the “listed” countries in an open and transparent manner, but they shall not be allowed to do so without authorization. Countries that are "not on the list" open their external borders and negotiate with other member states. (Finish)