Denmark to ease travel restrictions to and from certain European states from June 27

Following an extraordinary meeting of the Foreign Policy Committee, the Danish government presented a new model for easing both border restrictions and travel guidelines, according to a foreign ministry press release on Thursday.

From June 27, Denmark will ease travel restrictions to and from certain European Union (EU) states, non-EU Schengen countries and the United Kingdom, said the press release.

According to the new model, to be “open” for Danish travelers, a country must have less than 20 infections per 100,000 inhabitants per week.

Once a country is open, its status could be changed to a “quarantine country” if its infections rise to 30 per 100,000 inhabitants in a week.

“In this way, entry and exit from Denmark can be done in a responsible way,” said Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod to Denmark’s TV 2.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs promised to produce by June 25 an updated list of the countries that are open for tourists, as well as a list of states where two-week quarantine is required upon return to Denmark.