BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Parliament on Thursday (April 29) agreed on its position on how a Covid-19 certificate should work, bringing the European Union closer to launching a document to open up travel within the bloc.
Europe intends to have a certificate showing the bearer s vaccination status, Covid-19 test results and/or evidence of having survived the disease up and running in June, in time for the continent s summer vacation period.
While technical work has been ongoing to ensure the certificate is recognised across all 27 EU member states, final details have to be worked out involving capitals, the European Commission and the Parliament.
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People who have been vaccinated
should not be subject to additional
travel restrictions, such as quarantine, self-isolation or testing, while Covid testing should be universally free, says the European Parliament.
The Parliament, which is setting out
its negotiating position on the issue of Europe-wide digital health
certificates, said the move was necessary in order to avoid discrimination
against those not vaccinated and for economic reasons.
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) also said the new document should
be known as an EU Covid-19 certificate rather than the Digital Green
Certificate name proposed by the European Commission and should be in place for
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On April 28, the EU voted to ratify the post-Brexit trade deal by 660-5 with 32 abstentions. But this overwhelming majority was begrudgingly given, as not meeting the deadline would have resulted in the UK leaving on a “no-deal” basis and subject to World Trade Organization tariffs on trade.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sought to reassure her colleagues why ratification of the post-Brexit trade deal was so important: “It will give us the tools we need to ensure full and faithful compliance with the obligations, which both sides signed up to.”
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