BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has taken a step toward relaxing travel rules for tourists from outside the 27-nation bloc. EU ambassadors agreed Wednesday on measures to allow in fully vaccinated visitors. The ambassadors also agreed to ease the criteria needed for nations to be considered COVID-19 safe and from which all tourists can travel, depending on their coronavirus and vaccination status. Under the existing criteria, the list includes only seven nations. The EU imposed restrictions on nonessential travel last year to slow the spread of the coronavirus. An EU spokesman didn’t give a precise date for when the borders will reopen since EU countries have yet to formally approve the measures.
