EU May Opt to Keep Americans Out When External Borders Open
- EU diplomats discussed easing travel ban on Wednesday
- Hunt for “objective criteria” for reopening external border
Police officers wear protective face masks as they monitor travelers at Frankfurt Airport in Germany, on June 17.
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The European Union looks set to keep the door shut to American travelers next month after officials discussed whom to allow back into the bloc as the coronavirus crisis subsides and governments ease border controls.
During a behind-closed-doors meeting on Wednesday, diplomats from the 27-nation EU in Brussels started to work out the criteria for lifting a curb on non-essential travel to the bloc as of July 1. They didn’t reach a conclusion and the conversation will continue on Friday, according to an official briefed on the outcome.