As of Sunday, the majority of Croatia will no longer be considered as epidemiologically risky for Germany, the Robert Koch Institute announced on Friday, while the German foreign ministry plans to lift a general travel warning as of the start of July.

After it had removed Dubrovnik-Neretva, Istria, Karlovac, Krapina-Zagorje, Pozega-Slavonia and Split-Dalmatia counties from its list of risky areas, Germany’s epidemiological institute had taken the remaining counties in Croatia off the list of risky areas with the exception of Medjimurje and Varazdin counties.

The decision enters into force on Sunday, which means that anyone returning to Germany will not be required to present a negative COVID test or to digitally register their return. Anyone travelling to Germany by air will still need to have a negative test.

The Robert Koch Institute has removed many European countries from the list of risky areas such as Austria, Bosnia and  Herzegovina, Serbia, and the USA. Slovenia is still considered to be a risk area.

Germany’s foreign minister Heiko Maas also announced lifting a general travel warning for areas with a 7-day incidence rate of less than 200.