A Total of 20 EU/EEA Countries Have Lifted Their COVID Entry Rules So Far
The complete list of the EU/EEA countries that have removed all of their entry rules so far is as follows:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Czech Republic
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Norway
- Poland
- Romania
- Slovenia
- Sweden
- Switzerland
All travellers, regardless if they are reaching one of the countries mentioned above from an EU or third country, are permitted restriction-free entry, AtoZSerwisPlus.com reports.
This means that travellers no longer need to present a valid COVID Pass – a vaccination, recovery, or test certificate. All they have to do now is follow other travel rules, such as presenting a valid passport or visa if such a requirement applies to them.
While some countries lifted their entry rules earlier this year, some others did so just recently.
Iceland, Ireland, and Norway are some of the first countries that removed their entry rules. The authorities of these three countries as well as several others that lifted their rules earlier this year said that it is no longer necessary to keep stringent measures in place as the virus no longer causes serious health implications.
Nonetheless, other countries were still registering higher numbers of infection cases and thus decided to keep their COVID entry rules in place until just recently.
Austria, Italy, and Greece are part of the list of countries that scrapped their entry rules recently. The three of these countries have been requiring all travellers to present a valid vaccination, recovery, or test certificate. However, after taking into account the high vaccination rates and the low infection rates, they decided to no longer restrict travel.
Differently from the 20 countries mentioned above, the remaining EU/EEA countries still require travellers to meet some entry rules.
Some of the most popular destinations, including here France, Spain, and Germany, among others, continue to keep restrictions in place. Although they have facilitated most of their rules, travellers still need to present a vaccination, recovery, or test certificate.
On the other hand, as for the domestic COVID restrictions, all countries have already dropped the majority of their measures. Travellers are no longer required to wear a face mask or present one of the passes when accessing different public places and events.
