EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell welcomed Georgia’s inclusion among 15 countries to which the European Union will reopen its borders tomorrow, on July 1.
Congratulating Georgia Hartzell said this is 'further recognition' of Georgia's 'hard and successful work' in fighting with COVID-19.
Georgia ???????? among first 15 countries globally to which EU will reopen its borders as of 1 July.
— Carl Hartzell (@CarlHartzellEU) June 30, 2020
Congrats! Further recognition of your hard & successful work in fighting Covid-19. #EU4Georgia pic.twitter.com/WueY8pDzip
Initially, the European Union discussed reopening its borders to 54 countries globally, but the EU Council has officially recommended to lift travel restrictions on 15 of them.
Euronews reported earlier today that an EU diplomatic source has confirmed that the draft list of 15 countries has enough votes to pass.