Anyone who has a valid EU Corona certificate should “basically not be subjected to any additional restrictions such as tests or quarantine, regardless of their place of departure in the EU,” said the Brussels authority on Thursday. In addition, the period of validity of the EU vaccination certificates should be limited.
It is proposed that these certificates should be valid for nine months from the complete vaccination before a booster vaccination becomes necessary, according to the Vice-President of the EU Commission Vera Jourova.
EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders emphasized: “Our main goal is to avoid divergent measures in the EU.” The Commission hopes for uniform rules within the EU. The EU countries should now take all necessary measures “without delay” so that all people who need it for a valid certificate can get a booster vaccination.
The EU countries must now discuss the non-binding proposals and then adopt a joint position on them. Especially at the beginning of the corona pandemic in Europe there were many different rules with traffic jams that could be kilometers long due to border closings and the corresponding negative economic effects.
When entering the EU from outside the EU, the Commission recommends that from March 1, the decisive factor should no longer be where a trip starts from, but rather whether and with which vaccine people are protected. “The member states should continue to accept travelers who have been vaccinated with vaccines approved in the EU,” said the EU Commission.
In the future, travelers should also be allowed into the country who are protected with vaccines that have passed the WHO emergency list procedure. However, it is recommended for these travelers to request a PCR test before departure. There should be exceptions for children both in intra-European traffic and for travel from outside the EU.
Source From: Nachrichten
