EU countries have agreed common criteria to coordinate coronavirus travel restrictions, in an effort to end the confusing patchwork of national rules that has developed during the pandemic.
Ministers from the 27 countries agreed the new guidelines at a meeting in Luxembourg, putting in place a common mapping system to define risk areas in the EU, although the rules are not binding on member states.
Ireland has so far been operating its own system of Green List countries for travel. Last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs said that from 12 October, there would be no countries on the travel Green List.
When countries are on the list, people can travel there from Ireland without restricting their movements on their return. The list