EU Nations Creating Bilateral Solutions to Immunity Certificate Travel
The planned immunity certificate system of the European Union could face irrelevance as various member states, among them Hungary, are introducing their own solutions to allowing vaccinated people to travel, either internationally or domestically. While the main concern is that the development of the European database is taking too long, Hungary’s use of bilateral agreements could likely be tied to its licensing of vaccines not authorized by the European Medicines Agency.
European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders stated to the European Parliament that member states impede on the effectiveness of a single, joint vaccination certification system if they introduce their own vaccination certificates.
Hungarians Can Travel to Croatia with Covid Certificate
Hungary has agreed with Croatia to mutually recognise immunity certificates allowing holders unrestricted travel between the two countries, the foreign minister said on Facebook on Wednesday.
Under an agreement reached earlier that day, “Hungarian nationals who have been vaccinated can travel to Croatia with no obligation to isolate or get tested,” Péter Szijjártó said.
The technical details will be posted on the Hungarian Foreign Ministry’s Consular Service website during the week, he said.
Hungary has agreed with Slovenia and Bahrain to mutually recognise immunity certificates and allow free travel for their citizens irrespective of the type of vaccine they have been inoculated with, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said on Facebook on Saturday. Szijjártó said that the agreement with Slovenia was effective from Saturday, […]Continue reading