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Travel rules confusion wasting advantages of digital Covid certificate

September 3, 2021400 Views

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that free movement within Europe is being compromised by the failure of EU member states to harmonize COVID-19 entry regulations. As a result, the reopening of borders is confusing travelers and businesses and not delivering the expected benefits in terms of easier travel and economic recovery. A woman shows her digital COVID-19 certificate at a train station in Milan, Italy, September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo IATA research has found significant differences in how EU member states are managing travel: Around 30% of states using the EU Digital Covid Certificate (DCC) are not accepting rapid testing19% of states are not exempting children from testing requirements41% of states are not allowing vaccinated travelers f...

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EU reaches deal on COVID-19 passes to rescue summer

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

May 21, 2021812 Views2

The European Union reached a deal on Thursday on COVID-19 certificates designed to open up tourism across the 27-nation bloc this summer as a rapid pick-up of vaccinations allows widespread easing of coronavirus restrictions. European Parliament lawmakers and current EU president Portugal representing member states sealed the agreement after a fourth round of negotiations on Thursday afternoon. "We won't be repeating the nightmare of summer 2020," Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar, the Spanish lawmaker who headed the parliament's team, told a news conference. People arrive at Faro Airport from Manchester on the first day that Britons are allowed to enter Portugal without needing to quarantine, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease, in Faro, Portugal, May 17, 2...

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Industry applauds EU vote on “EU COVID-19 Certificates”

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

April 30, 2021415 Views

Setting Final Negotiations with European Commission and Council into Motion -Swift alignment by all three EU Institutions critical in restoring free movement for EU citizens by summer.-A clear, simple and harmonized European approach is desperately needed to reopen travel in a safe and responsible way. Europe’s aviation, travel and tourism sectors have fully welcomed vote in the European Parliament on the EU’s proposed Digital Green Certificate Regulation, setting trilogue negotiations between the Parliament, the Council and the European Commission into motion. Swift action and alignment among the institutions is now critical in order to make the certificates operational by June and ensure reciprocity with non-EU systems. Common, interoperable, secure and GDPR-compliant health certi...