BRUSSELS
The European Union’s executive body Wednesday proposed 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 the coronavirus or recovered from COVID-19.
With summer looming and tourism-reliant countries eager for visitors, the European Commission wants to facilitate travel between EU member nations for the bloc’s 450 million residents. The plan is set to be discussed during a summit of EU leaders next week.
“We all want the tourist season to start. We can’t afford to lose another season,” European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova told Czech public radio. “Tourism and also culture and other sectors that are dependent on tourism terribly suffer. We’re talking about tens of millions of jobs.”
EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer
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BRUSSELS – The European Union’s executive body on Wednesday proposed the introduction of coronavirus passes to let its 450 million residents travel freely across the 27-nation bloc by the summer.
The plan, which will be discussed next week during a summit of EU leaders, foresees the creation of vaccine certificates aimed at facilitating travel from one member state to the other.
The topic has been discussed for weeks and proved to be a divisive topic. The travel industry and southern European countries dependent on tourism like Greece and Spain have been pushing for the quick introduction of the measure, which could help avoid quarantines and testing requirements.
Vaccine certificate needed to travel freely? Europe considers idea
Plan will be discussed next week during summit of EU leaders
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BRUSSELS – The European Union’s 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.
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.
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Digital Green Certificates which would allow those with a Covid vaccination or negative test to travel more freely, has been hailed by the aviation industry.
The plan, from the
European Commission, would see the creation of common, inter-state and mutually recognised certificates to support the return of international travel.
Recent polls show that more than half of Europeans (54%) plan to travel before the end of July and 41% of those would choose to take a trip to another European country, highlighting the need for a standard approach.
EU prepares COVID-19 pass plan to allow residents to freely travel by summer
The plan foresees the creation of vaccine certificates aimed at facilitating travel from one member state to the other. Author: SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press Published: 9:14 AM EDT March 17, 2021 Updated: 9:14 AM EDT March 17, 2021
BRUSSELS, Belgium With summer looming and tourism-reliant countries anxiously waiting for the return of a steady influx of tourism income amid the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union s executive body presented a proposal Wednesday that would allow European citizens and residents vaccinated or not to travel freely across the 27-nation region by the summer.
The plan, which will be discussed next week during a summit of EU leaders, foresees the creation of vaccine certificates aimed at facilitating travel from one member state to the other.