30 Jun 2020

EU to let NZ citizens in from tomorrow

From Morning Report, 7:09 am on 30 June 2020

The European Union has named 14 countries whose citizens are deemed "safe" to be let in from tomorrow, and the list includes New Zealand.

Australia, Canada, Japan, Thailand and South Korea are also on it - but not the United States, Brazil and China.

The EU says it's ready to add China if the Chinese government offers a reciprocal travel deal for EU citizens.

Border controls have already been lifted for EU citizens travelling inside the bloc.