EU holds off on deciding final country 'safe list' for travel, Americans set to be excluded
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EU to impose travel restrictions on US,Brazil and Russia

EU countries failed to settle Friday on a final "safe list" of countries whose residents could travel to the bloc from July, with the United States, Brazil and Russia set to be excluded. The list did not include the United States, Brazil or Russia, one diplomat said. However, according to the ECDC data, the number of cases in Bosnia and North Macedonia could be too high.

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