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Vaccination cannot be required to travel – Europe

BRUSSELS – The European Commission calls on the Member States to return to a coordinated approach on the freedom of movement of people and goods. “We ask for a return to a correct application of the recommendations adopted by the EU Council. We have sent a letter to six member states on the ban on entry and exit from the country, because they have gone too far”. They can “discourage travel but not” prohibit it, “said the European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, on the sidelines of the EU General Affairs Council.

“We ask six member states to take a different approach to the border, not to block truckers because we want free movement of goods in our internal market”, added the EU commissioner. The countries that have received the recall letter from the European Commission for too restrictive measures at internal borders are Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Finland, Denmark and Sweden. ANSA in Brussels learns this.

The six member states “have ten days to respond“, while Brussels” closely monitors “their steps. This was announced by the spokesman of the European Commission for Justice, Christian Wiegand.” We are confident that we can find solutions with the six states as soon as possible, without having to take legal steps that can be long. Finding solutions is in everyone’s interest, “he said.

We risk fragmentation and disruption to freedom of movement and supply chains“, the spokesman insisted, explaining that last week Commissioners Reynders and Johansson had sent letters to all Member States,” to remind them that they had agreed on a common and coordinated approach to manage restrictions on freedom of movement. “

Yesterday, however, the European Commission sent six letters, “raising specific concerns” to the six member states, which “currently apply stricter measures than those envisaged by the recommendations, in particular on entry and exit from the country”. “The letters – underlined Wiegand – recall the need for the restrictions on freedom of movement to be proportionate and non-discriminatory. And the States are urged to bring their rules closer to the agreed recommendations of the Council”.

On the vaccination certificate “we want to have a European digital approach for medical use. In the coming months we will then see if there will be the possibility of using it for other purposes, such as travel. But vaccination cannot become an obligation to travel, “explained Reynders.” Even those who have not undergone immunization must be able to continue “on the move,” with the use of tests and quarantine periods.

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