Brussels, June 27 (RHC)-- The European Union is set to exclude travellers from the United States, Brazil and Russia when the bloc reopens its borders to outsiders on Wednesday, July 1st, diplomats told AFP and Reuters, citing the uncontrolled transmission of the new coronavirus in the three countries. 

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

The meeting ended with a tentative list of about 18 countries free to travel to Europe, but list did not include the United States, Brazil or Russia, according to Reuters and AFP. 

Travellers from China would be approved to enter, but only subject to reciprocity from Beijing, the agencies said.