21.05.2021 – 10:39
White smoke from negotiations between Parliament, the Commission and the European Council on EU digital certificates to facilitate travel on the eve of summer. Meanwhile, the threshold of 20 million Italians vaccinated against Covid has been exceeded by at least one dose, a third of the population. Over 9 million have been fully immunized.
Based on the agreement reached Thursday evening by the EU, which in any case will have to be considered by the European Parliament before it enters into force on 1 July and which will be on the table of European leaders at Monday’s summit and on Tuesday, the certificate will be available in both digital and paper formats. This will prove whether a person has been vaccinated against coronavirus or has a recent negative test result or has recovered from the infection.
The Green Pass will remain in force for 12 months. The fact that an agreement was reached at EU level will allow member states to issue certificates which will then be recognized and accepted in other EU countries.
The EU regulation on green crossing will remain in force for 12 months. Officially, the certificate will not be a prerequisite for exercising the right of free movement and will not be considered a travel document, but will nevertheless allow you to move from one country to another of the Union without further requirements.
Following the adoption of the Green Pass, EU countries will no longer be able to impose further travel restrictions, such as quarantine, self-isolation or buffers, unless such measures are necessary and proportionate to protect public health ”in response to the Covid pandemic. Also taking into account the available scientific evidence, “including epidemiological data published by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (Ecdc)”. Any restrictive measure must in any case be notified to the other Member States and to the Commission at least 48 hours before its entry into force.
EU: This is how freedom of movement returns
“We have delivered this new tool in record time to protect freedom of movement for all citizens,” commented European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders. For her part, Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides called the agreement “an important step towards restoring the free movement of citizens to the greatest possible safety”.
WHO concerned: Continue to avoid international travel
However, on the ‘white smoke’ reached in the EU triangle, weigh the recommendations of the head of the WHO in Europe, Hans Kluge, according to whom “it is still not safe to resume international travel”, which according to him say they still need to be avoided. This is because progress against the coronavirus pandemic remains “fragile”.
