2021/0119(NLE)COM(2021)232

Recommendation on Temporary Restriction of Non-Essential Travel into the EU

Council Recommendation (EU) 2021/816 20 May 2021 amending Recommendation (EU) 2020/912 on the temporary restriction on non-essential travel into the EU and the possible lifting of such restriction

Stage: In force, reached 21 May 2021
Procedure: Recommendation · Non-legislative enactment
Lead DG: DG HOME
Commissioner: Ylva Johansson
Last activity: 21 May 2021

10 entries · record as of 12 Oct 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies, 25 Nov 2021.

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3 May 2021
- Adoption by Commission
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19 May 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
20 May 2021
- Adoption of the legislative act
21 May 2021
- Publication in the Official Journal
27 May 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
17 Jun 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
23 Jul 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
23 Aug 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
25 Nov 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies

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Amends Recommendation (EU) 2020/912 to lift the non-essential travel ban for third-country travelers vaccinated at least 14 days earlier with an EU-authorized or WHO-listed COVID-19 vaccine. Adds an emergency brake letting Member States reimpose urgent travel bans when a variant of concern emerges. Adopted 20 May 2021; in force.

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