Ukraine Not Included in List of Countries Recommended for EU Border Reopening

However, EU member states are not obliged to follow the list.

Ukraine was not included in the list of recommended countries for which the European Union may reopen its borders from July 1. This is reported by Euronews citing its sources in diplomatic circles.  

At the previous meeting, EU members discussed a draft list of 54 countries. The latest version of the EU list contains only 15 countries.

• Montenegro;
• Serbia;
  
• Georgia;
  
• Canada;
  
• Algeria;
  
• Australia;
  
• Japan;
  
• Morocco;
  
• New Zealand;
  
• Rwanda;
  
•  South Korea;
  
• Thailand;
  
• Tunisia;
  
• Uruguay;
  
• China, subject to reciprocal steps.
  

The list of countries whose entry is banned includes the United States, Russia and Brazil.

The decision is not binding on EU countries, so exceptions for Ukraine are potentially possible.

Earlier, on June 27, the EU failed to agree on a final list of states whose citizens will be allowed free entry, due to disagreements within the European Union.

Euronews had previously published a list of countries in which Ukraine was included in the “green zone”.