US Secretary of State Pompeo says Washington is working with the EU on how to reopen for travel safely following coronavirus-linked shutdowns
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a news conference about dealings with China and Iran, and on the fight against the coronavirus disease pandemic, in Washington, US, June 24, 2020.
"We're working on finding the right way to do that, the right timing to do it, the right tactics to have in place," Pompeo told a news conference on Wednesday after details emerged of EU criteria that could keep out Americans due to high rates of coronavirus infections. The European Union hopes to reopen borders for outsiders beginning in July, but will review nations' Covid-19 situation fortnightly, according to diplomats and a document laying out criteria that could keep Americans and Russians out.Draft recommendations from the EU's current presidency, Croatia, suggest allowing non-EU nationals in from countries with stable or decreasing infections, and those with a "comparable or better epidemiological situation" than Europe.
Nations would also be assessed for their records on testing, contact tracing and treatment, reliability of data, and reciprocal travel arrangements for EU residents, according to the document, to be debated in Brussels on Wednesday.
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