If European leaders were sensible, they would have excluded Americans a long time ago.

By Philip Blenkinsop

Reuters

BRUSSELS, June 26 (Reuters) – European Union countries failed to settle on 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.

Ambassadors from the 27 EU members convened from Friday afternoon to establish criteria for granting quarantine-free access from next Wednesday.

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