EU Restricts Nigerians, Americans From Entering Europe

European Union Commission has released a list of 54 countries that qualified for travels into Europe as the union opens its borders that were shut to curtail the spread of COVID-19.

In the list Nigeria was excluded including America.

According to the commission the  countries unlisted would only be allowed entry if the spread of the pandemic is haulted.

Schengenvisainfo.com reports that countries allowed entrance includes: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Australia, Bahamas, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Canada.

China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Dominica, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Lebanon and Mauritius.

More countries include Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Palau, Paraguay, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Serbia, South Korea, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam and Zambia.

Eric Mamer, the spokesman of the Union said it has right to determine who could enter it’s borders adding that it was based on health criteria.

Source: Punch