EU set to ease holiday travel restrictions for fully vaccinated people

Britons are a step closer to being able to go on holiday in Europe after EU ambassadors agreed a plan to ease restrictions on foreign visitors.

They approved a proposal to relax rules and let in fully vaccinated tourists.

The scheme will go ahead if it is given the green light by ministers from member states – a decision is expected in the coming days.

Separately, an updated list of “safe” countries is expected to be released on Friday – at present it only includes Australia, Israel, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and China.

But, holidays to some popular destinations may be a while off yet.

Currently under the government’s traffic light system for foreign travel, holiday hotspots like Spain, France, Italy and Greece are on the amber list.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that people travelling to amber list countries should only do so “for some pressing family or urgent business reason”.

Desipte this, as this is advice and not legislation, many have reportedly travelled to destinations on the amber list.

Subject to COVID testing, British citizens are already allowed entry to Greece under a separate agreement struck by its government.

Portugal – which is on the UK’s green list – is also already allowing British holidaymakers entry.

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