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IATA Backs European Digital Covid Certificate as Global Standard

August 26, 2021966 Views

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has commended the European Commission for its leadership and speed in delivering the EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) and urged states to make it their global standard for digital vaccine certificates. FILE PHOTO: A woman shows a COVID-19 health pass in a cafe as France brings in tougher restrictions where a proof of immunity will be required to access most of the public spaces or to travel on an inter-city train in Paris, France, August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier IATA has already announced that the EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) and UK NHS COVID Pass can now be uploaded into IATA Travel Pass as verified proof of vaccination for travel. “The DCC was delivered in record time to help facilitate the reopening of EU states...

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Sun-seekers enjoy European summer ‘workcation’ before office return

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August 2, 2021436 Views

Drawn by sun, sea and speedy Wi-Fi, remote workers are converging on Europe's southernmost islands to try "workcationing" before employers order them back to the office, giving battered tourism businesses a welcome boon. Olga Paul, 34, came to the Spanish island of Gran Canaria in May to work remotely for the first time, after long pandemic months cooped up in her flat in Munich, where she is a business analyst for one of Germany's largest car manufacturers. "I think I'm more productive now," she said, delighted with the sea view from her rooftop, where she goes for breaks. "I can concentrate on my work and explore the islands on the weekends ... it feels great." Olga Paul, a 34-year-old from Germany works remotely from Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, relaxes in hammock, amid the cor...

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EU to agree easier travel, more safer places to visit

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June 10, 2021976 Views

The European Union is likely to agree on Friday to let people who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus travel freely within the bloc this summer and also to categorise more EU regions as safer to visit. The EU is set to introduce by July 1 COVID-19 certificates that will indicate whether a person is vaccinated, has immunity because they were previously infected or has had a recent negative test. FILE PHOTO: People enjoy the beach following the easing of measures against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Faliro suburb, near Athens, Greece, April 3, 2021. REUTERS/Costas Baltas Ambassadors from the EU’s 27 countries are expected to approve a modified proposal from the European Commission that people who have been fully vaccinated for 14 days should be free to t...

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

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April 30, 2021403 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...

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EU countries move towards COVID passes to reopen summer travel

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April 14, 2021591 Views

Greece to lift quarantine rule for more travelers, Denmark to open borders from May 1 European Union countries formally agreed on Wednesday to launch COVID travel passes as a step towards reopening to tourism this summer and will negotiate details with the bloc’s lawmakers in May, two diplomatic sources said. This decision comes when many European countries are announcing reopening for summer travel in phased manner. Latest to take such decision are Greece and Denmark. The certificates would allow those vaccinated, recovered from COVID-19 or with negative test results to travel more easily in the EU, where restrictions on movement have weighed heavily on the travel and tourist industry for over a year. FILE PHOTO: A couple is seen next to rows of empty hammocks during the coronav...

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Tourism-starved Europe charts course for summer travel

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March 18, 2021423 Views

The European Union is going to unveil the plans to reopen summer travel with a new coronavirus pass intended to help revive the bloc’s multi-billion tourism and leisure industries that have been pulverised by the pandemic. The proposed, EU-wide “green digital certificate” would collate information on vaccinations, tests and COVID recovery to let travellers cross borders freely again after a year of curbs that have left beaches and famous landmarks deserted. FILE PHOTO: Two empty beach chairs are photographed at San Agustin Beach amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Gran Canaria, Spain. REUTERS/Borja Suarez The 27-member EU’s executive will also put forward an option to allow in outsiders with proof of vaccination, including those inoculated with Russian, Chinese o...