{"id":205217,"date":"2021-03-17T22:47:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T19:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/eu-sets-out-virus-pass-plan-to-allow-free-travel-by-summer\/"},"modified":"2021-03-17T22:47:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T19:47:11","slug":"eu-sets-out-virus-pass-plan-to-allow-free-travel-by-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eu-sets-out-virus-pass-plan-to-allow-free-travel-by-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"#EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel<\/a> by summer<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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BRUSSELS \u2014 The European Union\u2019s executive body proposed Wednesday issuing certificates that would allow EU residents to travel freely across the 27-nation bloc by the summer as long as they have been vaccinated, tested negative for COVID-19 or recovered from the disease.<\/p>\n

With summer looming and tourism-reliant countries anxiously waiting for the return of visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic, the European Commission foresees the creation of certificates aimed at facilitating travel between EU member nations. The plan is set to be discussed during a summit of EU leaders next week,<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all want the tourist season to start. We can\u2019t afford to lose another season,\u201d European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova told Czech public radio. \u201cTourism, and also culture and other sectors that are dependent on tourism, terribly suffer. We\u2019re talking about tens of millions of jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The topic of vaccine certificates has been under discussion for weeks in the EU, where it proved to be divisive. The travel industry and southern European countries with tourism-dependent economies like Greece and Spain have pushed for the quick introduction of a program that would help eliminate quarantines and testing requirements for tourists.<\/p>\n

But several other EU members, including France, argued that it would be premature and discriminatory to introduce such passes since a large majority of EU citizens haven\u2019t had access to vaccines so far.<\/p>\n

To secure the participation of all member countries, the commission proposed delivering free \u201cDigital Green Certificates\u201d to EU residents who can prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, but also to those who have tested negative for the virus or can prove they recovered from it.<\/p>\n

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European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders speaks during a media<\/a> conference on the Commission\u2019s response to COVID-19 at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, March 17, 2021.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cBeing vaccinated will not be a precondition to travel,\u201d the European Commission said. \u201cAll EU citizens have a fundamental right to free movement in the EU, and this app<\/a>lies regardless of whether they are vaccinated or not. The Digital Green Certificate will make it easier to exercise that right, also through testing and recovery certificates.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to data compiled by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, less than 5% of European citizens have been fully vaccinated amid delays in the delivery and production of vaccines. The European Commission says it remains confident that it can achieve its goal of having 70% of the EU\u2019s adult population vaccinated by the end of the summer.<\/p>\n

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the travel certificates \u201cwill help boost tourism and the economies that rely heavily on it.\u201d Europe\u2019s aviation industry urged EU governments to ensure the passes are operational in time for the peak of the summer travel season.<\/p>\n

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European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton speaks during a media conference on the Commission\u2019s response to COVID-19 at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. <\/figcaption>
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The commission proposed that all vaccines rubberstamped by the European Medicines Agency should be automatically recognized, but also offered governments the possibility to include other vaccines like Russia\u2019s Sputnik or China\u2019s Sinovac, which haven\u2019t received EU market authorization.<\/p>\n

The European Commission guaranteed that \u201ca very high level of data protection will be ensured\u201d and said the certificates will be issued in digital format to be shown either on smartphones or paper.<\/p>\n

EU officials also hope that vaccine certificates will convince the member states which have introduced travel restrictions aimed at slowing down the pace of new infections to lift their measures. The EU\u2019s executive arm has previously warned six countries that their travel-limiting measures, which in Belgium go as far as a ban on nonessential trips, could undermine the core EU principle of free travel and damage the single market.<\/p>\n

The commission said the certificates should be suspended once the World Health Organization declares the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

If agreed by the EU leaders, the proposal will need to be approved by EU lawmakers to enter into force.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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