{"id":449503,"date":"2021-07-02T20:49:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T20:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=449503"},"modified":"2021-07-02T20:57:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T20:57:24","slug":"the-republic-of-moldova-was-added-to-the-list-of-non-eu-countries-for-which-travel-restrictions-should-be-lifted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/the-republic-of-moldova-was-added-to-the-list-of-non-eu-countries-for-which-travel-restrictions-should-be-lifted\/","title":{"rendered":"The Republic of Moldova was added to the list of non-EU countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted within the EU borders"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>On July 1, the <strong>Council of the European Union<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/press\/press-releases\/2021\/07\/01\/covid-19-council-adds-10-countries-and-one-entity-territorial-authority-to-the-list-of-countries-for-which-travel-restrictions-should-be-lifted\/\">announced<\/a> that 10 countries and one entity\/territorial authority was added to the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted within the EU borders.<em> &#8220;Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries, special administrative regions and other entities and territorial authorities for which travel restrictions should be lifted.&#8221;<\/em> Every two weeks, the Council will review and update the existing list.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_449505\" style=\"width: 1032px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-449505\" class=\"wp-image-449505 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/allowed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1022\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/allowed.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/allowed-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/allowed-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/allowed-400x197.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-449505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: consilium.europa.eu<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_449507\" style=\"width: 1037px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-449507\" class=\"wp-image-449507 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/vaccinated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1027\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/vaccinated.jpg 1027w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/vaccinated-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/vaccinated-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/vaccinated-400x206.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1027px) 100vw, 1027px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-449507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: consilium.europa.eu<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As from July 1, <span style=\"color: #993300;\">the EU Member States should gradually lift the travel restrictions at the external borders for residents of the Republic of Moldova<\/span>, according to the conditions set out in the recommendation. Therefore, the following countries were included in the current list for which the restrictions should be lifted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Albania<\/li>\n<li><strong>Armenia (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Australia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Azerbaijan (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bosnia and Herzegovina (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brunei Darussalam (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Canada (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Israel<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jordan (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li><strong>Montenegro (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>New Zealand<\/li>\n<li><strong>Qatar (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Republic of Moldova (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Republic of North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Rwanda<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saudi Arabia (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Singapore<\/li>\n<li>South Korea<\/li>\n<li>Thailand<\/li>\n<li>United States of America<\/li>\n<li>China (subject to confirmation of reciprocity)<\/li>\n<li>Special administrative regions of China Hong Kong and\u00a0 Macao<\/li>\n<li>Entities and territorial authorities that are not recognised as states by at least one member state &#8211; <strong>Kosovo (new)<\/strong> and Taiwan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>criteria\u00a0<\/strong>to determine the third countries for which the current travel restrictions should be lifted refer to the epidemiological situation and overall response\u00a0 to COVID-19, as well as the reliability of the available information and data sources. Reciprocity should also be taken into account on a case by case basis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_449504\" style=\"width: 1025px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-449504\" class=\"wp-image-449504 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/criteria.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1015\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/criteria.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/criteria-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/criteria-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/criteria-400x195.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-449504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: consilium.europa.eu<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On 20 May, the Council adopted an amending recommendation to respond to the ongoing vaccination campaigns by introducing certain waivers for vaccinated persons and easing the criteria to lift restrictions for third countries.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the amendments take into account the possible risks posed by new variants by setting out an emergency brake mechanism to quickly react to the emergence of a variant of interest or concern in a third country. On 30 June, the Council adopted a recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_449506\" style=\"width: 1036px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-449506\" class=\"size-full wp-image-449506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/brake.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1026\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/brake.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/brake-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/brake-768x345.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/brake-400x180.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-449506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: consilium.europa.eu<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">It is important to mention that the Council recommendation is not a legally binding instrument.<\/span> <em>&#8220;The authorities of the member states remain responsible for implementing the content of the recommendation. They may, in full transparency, lift only progressively travel restrictions towards countries listed.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At the same time, a Member State should not decide to lift the travel restrictions for non-listed third countries before this has been decided in a coordinated manner.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;In order to be admitted to the so-called &#8216;green zone&#8217;, each country was thoroughly analysed, while taking into consideration both health and epidemiological criteria, as well as measures taken to control the virus. But this list is constantly being reviewed and depends on the current situation. I urge you to continue to protect and vaccinate yourself. It is one of the key criteria for our country to stay on this list, and for us to keep our health and freedom of travel,&#8221;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/maia.sandu\">mentioned<\/a> President <strong>Maia Sandu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Moldova, Hungary, Georgia, Ukraine and Turkey have signed <strong>bilateral agreements<\/strong> on the mutual recognition of national immunization certificates against Covid-19. The citizens of the Republic of Moldova, vaccinated with both doses, will be able to travel to those countries based on the vaccination certificate, without the obligation to enter quarantine or present negative tests.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Bulgaria, Spain, Montenegro and Romania announced the recognition of vaccination certificates issued by the Moldovan authorities, which are in line with World Health Organization standards.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: consilium.europa.eu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>On July 1, the Council of the European Union\u00a0announced that 10 countries and one entity\/territorial authority was added to the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted within the EU borders. &#8220;Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":449508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,3,4,11,8],"tags":[647,1082,642,106,35,1083,27,1084,892,739],"class_list":["post-449503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-en","category-politics","category-society","category-tourism-en","category-world-news","tag-border","tag-council","tag-covid-19","tag-eu","tag-important","tag-list","tag-moldova","tag-non-eu","tag-recommendation","tag-restrictions"],"content_social_share":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>On July 1, the <strong>Council of the European Union<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/press\/press-releases\/2021\/07\/01\/covid-19-council-adds-10-countries-and-one-entity-territorial-authority-to-the-list-of-countries-for-which-travel-restrictions-should-be-lifted\/\">announced<\/a> that 10 countries and one entity\/territorial authority was added to the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted within the EU borders.<em> &#8220;Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries, special administrative regions and other entities and territorial authorities for which travel restrictions should be lifted.&#8221;<\/em> Every two weeks, the Council will review and update the existing list.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_449505\" style=\"width: 1032px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-449505\" class=\"wp-image-449505 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/allowed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1022\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/allowed.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/allowed-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/allowed-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/allowed-400x197.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-449505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: consilium.europa.eu<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_449507\" style=\"width: 1037px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-449507\" class=\"wp-image-449507 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/vaccinated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1027\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/vaccinated.jpg 1027w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/vaccinated-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/vaccinated-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/vaccinated-400x206.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1027px) 100vw, 1027px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-449507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: consilium.europa.eu<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As from July 1, <span style=\"color: #993300;\">the EU Member States should gradually lift the travel restrictions at the external borders for residents of the Republic of Moldova<\/span>, according to the conditions set out in the recommendation. Therefore, the following countries were included in the current list for which the restrictions should be lifted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Albania<\/li>\n<li><strong>Armenia (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Australia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Azerbaijan (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bosnia and Herzegovina (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brunei Darussalam (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Canada (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Israel<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jordan (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Lebanon<\/li>\n<li><strong>Montenegro (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>New Zealand<\/li>\n<li><strong>Qatar (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Republic of Moldova (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Republic of North Macedonia<\/li>\n<li>Rwanda<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saudi Arabia (new)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Singapore<\/li>\n<li>South Korea<\/li>\n<li>Thailand<\/li>\n<li>United States of America<\/li>\n<li>China (subject to confirmation of reciprocity)<\/li>\n<li>Special administrative regions of China Hong Kong and\u00a0 Macao<\/li>\n<li>Entities and territorial authorities that are not recognised as states by at least one member state &#8211; <strong>Kosovo (new)<\/strong> and Taiwan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>criteria\u00a0<\/strong>to determine the third countries for which the current travel restrictions should be lifted refer to the epidemiological situation and overall response\u00a0 to COVID-19, as well as the reliability of the available information and data sources. Reciprocity should also be taken into account on a case by case basis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_449504\" style=\"width: 1025px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-449504\" class=\"wp-image-449504 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/criteria.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1015\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/criteria.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/criteria-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/criteria-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/criteria-400x195.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-449504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: consilium.europa.eu<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On 20 May, the Council adopted an amending recommendation to respond to the ongoing vaccination campaigns by introducing certain waivers for vaccinated persons and easing the criteria to lift restrictions for third countries.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the amendments take into account the possible risks posed by new variants by setting out an emergency brake mechanism to quickly react to the emergence of a variant of interest or concern in a third country. On 30 June, the Council adopted a recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_449506\" style=\"width: 1036px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-449506\" class=\"size-full wp-image-449506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/brake.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1026\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/brake.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/brake-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/brake-768x345.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/brake-400x180.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-449506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: consilium.europa.eu<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">It is important to mention that the Council recommendation is not a legally binding instrument.<\/span> <em>&#8220;The authorities of the member states remain responsible for implementing the content of the recommendation. They may, in full transparency, lift only progressively travel restrictions towards countries listed.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At the same time, a Member State should not decide to lift the travel restrictions for non-listed third countries before this has been decided in a coordinated manner.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;In order to be admitted to the so-called &#8216;green zone&#8217;, each country was thoroughly analysed, while taking into consideration both health and epidemiological criteria, as well as measures taken to control the virus. But this list is constantly being reviewed and depends on the current situation. I urge you to continue to protect and vaccinate yourself. It is one of the key criteria for our country to stay on this list, and for us to keep our health and freedom of travel,&#8221;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/maia.sandu\">mentioned<\/a> President <strong>Maia Sandu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Moldova, Hungary, Georgia, Ukraine and Turkey have signed <strong>bilateral agreements<\/strong> on the mutual recognition of national immunization certificates against Covid-19. The citizens of the Republic of Moldova, vaccinated with both doses, will be able to travel to those countries based on the vaccination certificate, without the obligation to enter quarantine or present negative tests.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Bulgaria, Spain, Montenegro and Romania announced the recognition of vaccination certificates issued by the Moldovan authorities, which are in line with World Health Organization standards.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: consilium.europa.eu<\/p>\n<div class='heateorSssClear'><\/div><div  class='heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_horizontal_sharing' data-heateor-sss-href='https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/the-republic-of-moldova-was-added-to-the-list-of-non-eu-countries-for-which-travel-restrictions-should-be-lifted\/' data-heateor-sss-no-counts=\"1\"><div class='heateor_sss_sharing_title' style=\"font-weight:bold\" ><\/div><div class=\"heateor_sss_sharing_ul\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"heateor_sss_facebook\" 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