At a special corona summit on Thursday evening, the EU debated whether there would be a joint certificate that should make it easier for vaccinated people to travel.
Decision made about EU-wide corona vaccination?
The results summarized
Update from January 22nd, 2021
: At the video conference between the EU heads of government on Thursday evening, the decision on a
uniform vaccination card that could allow vaccinated citizens more freedom of movement was postponed
.
The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ventured into this with the support of the Spanish government.
However, the proposal seems to have met with little approval.
Ursula von der Leyen explained that it is currently not known whether vaccinated people can actually no longer pass the virus on.
Nor is it known how long the vaccines will last.
Nevertheless, there is still the well-known yellow vaccination certificate according to WHO guidelines.
A decision on a document that allows more freedom of travel is
hardly to be expected before summer
, according to
dw.com
.
The internal borders, on the other hand, should remain open, with
stricter controls, uniform mandatory tests and quarantine
requirements.
The EU heads of government are particularly concerned about the coronavirus mutations.
A plan is therefore to be presented on Monday that will better deter tourists from unnecessary trips.
But there was no talk of a direct ban.
Is the corona vaccination certificate coming now?
EU fights over travel freedoms
Original message from January 21, 2021
: With the start of vaccinations in Europe, the debate about freedoms for vaccinated people * has come more and more into focus.
Should people who have been immunized be able to travel freely in Europe again?
And how do you check that?
Whether there will be a joint document to prove corona vaccinations will be discussed by the 27 EU member states on Thursday evening at the special corona summit via video link.
EU countries are debating a common corona vaccination pass: How quickly will the decision come?
The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis dared to make the first attempt with a letter to the EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen.
In it he called for a uniform vaccination certificate so that people vaccinated against corona can soon travel to Europe again without restrictions.
In the Corona video summit, however, the first thing to do is
to
agree
on a common procedure for "vaccination certificates"
- whether easier travel or other privileges are being discussed is only vaguely worded.
"We will discuss the suitability of a common approach to certification as well as under which circumstances certificates can be used, if appropriate," says the letter of invitation from EU Council President Charles Michel to the heads of government and state according to
focus.de
.
However, a decision will probably take a few weeks.
Corona: Different opinions among the EU countries on the vaccination passport debate
According to
Welt.de,
the
German
Minister of State for Europe
Michael Roth (SPD) believes
the discussion about the details of a European vaccination pass is still
premature
.
Finally, it is still unclear whether people who have been vaccinated against corona are still infectious.
However, other countries such as
Spain, Portugal, Greece, Croatia and Austria
plead for a decision on a vaccination certificate as soon as possible - especially since the processes in Europe are usually tough.
For vacation countries in particular, the
early mobility of people will play a major role in re-fueling tourism
.
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In this context, Austria's European Minister, Karoline Edstadtler (ÖVP) said: “I consider a vaccination certificate that is coordinated and that looks the same as a very important part.” Mobility is “a basic requirement” for a functioning internal market, travel and tourism.
According to
focus.de,
Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa is also in
favor of the Greek Prime Minister's initiative: "For countries like Portugal and Greece, tourism is particularly
important for our economies
." Spanish Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto agrees with the proposal, according to a report by German press agency (dpa) also to: "That could help to restore mobility at European level."
But even in Germany pleads
dw.com
the deputy Angelika Niebler, according to the example of the rapid introduction of a Europe-wide vaccination certificate, as well as Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD).
The Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) expressed himself in the ARD talk show “Maischberger.
The week “also positive about it.
Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) is still hesitant.
Traveling despite Corona: What will the EU vaccination certificate look like?
There have been plans for a common vaccination certificate for a long time, the corona pandemic only pushed the debate forward.
Therefore, an EU-wide vaccination certificate will probably not only list vaccinations against the coronavirus, but also measles, for example.
In addition, there are the personal data of the person being vaccinated, the place and date of the vaccination and the vaccine used.
According to
Welt.de,
a
Europe-wide electronic vaccination pass is
planned in the
long term
.
(fk) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.
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