Brussels | The European Union is in talks with third countries such as the UK and the US on mutual recognition of COVID travel certificates. This information has been received from the European Commissioner Justice Didier Reynders.
“Since the US does not intend to issue a federal vaccination passport, we need to have a vaccination, Other forms of evidence of recovery or testing will need to be considered. We have to solve this issue by all means.
Reynders said the commission was finalizing its new recommendations on free movement.
“I hope that this week we will make progress on new rules at our level for EU countries to remove restrictions and facilitate free movement,” he said.
Digital by the Commission to Facilitate Safe Travel This Summer. Covid certificate was proposed.
This system will allow the verification of national certificates to work in a secure and privacy-friendly manner.
Available in digital format or on paper, it will provide evidence that a person has been vaccinated against the virus, tested negative, or recovered from the infection.
The rule is due to come into effect from 1 July and the phased period for any member state is six weeks.