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The E.U. agreed to reopen its borders to visitors who are fully vaccinated or those coming from countries considered safe from a Covid-19 perspective.

Wednesday, May 19, 2021 7:13 AM EST

Ambassadors from the 27 member states of the European Union reached consensus at a meeting on Wednesday, putting the rules in place just in time for the summer tourist season. The bloc will accept visitors who have received full immunization using one of the shots approved by its own regulator or by the World Health Organization. That covers the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca and Sinopharm vaccines.

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Tourists in Athens this month. New European rules for travelers could go into effect as early as next week.

Tourists return to Venice as Italy lifts quarantine restrictions for travelers arriving from European Union countries, Britain and Israel and begins offering covid-free flights in a bid to revive the tourism industry, May 16, 2021.