日本から観光客受け入れへ　４カ月ぶり「安全国」に―ＥＵ

　【ブリュッセル時事】欧州連合（ＥＵ）加盟国は２日の大使級会合で、ＥＵへの入域を原則禁じる措置を解除する対象国に日本を加えることを決めた。新型コロナウイルスの直近の感染状況を踏まえた判断。夏季休暇を控え、日本からの観光客受け入れも可能にする。
　日本が「安全国」に認定されるのは、約４カ月ぶり。ただ、実際に日本からの不要不急の入国を認めるかどうかは加盟国ごとの判断となる。渡航時のＰＣＲ検査や自主隔離を義務付けられることもあり得る。（2021/06/03-07:55）

European Union member governments on Wednesday agreed to lift the bloc's ban on nonessential travel from Japan ahead of summer holidays.
   EU ambassadors agreed to add Japan to the safe list of countries whose residents are allowed to travel to the bloc amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The country was removed from the list in January.
   The decision was based on the COVID-19 situation in Japan. Last month, the EU relaxed its criteria for adding countries to the list, such as the number of COVID-19 cases.
   Each EU country will decide whether to accept travelers from Japan. Some countries may oblige them to undergo polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests or to self-quarantine.
   EU nations last month agreed to accept all travelers who are vaccinated against the coronavirus, regardless of country of departure.