The Senate has approved the law that makes access testing possible. The quarantine obligation for travelers from countries with a very high corona risk also received support in the senate. After a marathon debate that lasted into the night, the cabinet plans could count on a majority, partly thanks to GroenLinks.
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Although the House of Representatives had already approved the measures, the cabinet still had to make an effort to convince the senate. Various parties, including the PVV and the PvdA, believe that the law for access tests in particular still leaves too much room for interpretation. GroenLinks turned out to be indispensable to get the test act through. The party voted in favor in the House of Representatives, and that party could also help the law in the Senate to obtain a majority. The party attached a number of conditions to this.
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For example, the test law had to be disconnected from the corona law. GroenLinks also wanted the measures not to apply in places where sufficient distance could be kept or at locations for flow through. This means that people do not need a test for a visit to a cafe or museum, for example.
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