⚡️🇪🇺Breaking: The EU’s entry ban is ending
This morning the Commission adopted a proposal (must still be approved by national governments) to end Covid ban on non-EU citizens entering the union, which has been in place for over a year.
But travellers must have been vaccinated.
This morning the Commission adopted a proposal (must still be approved by national governments) to end Covid ban on non-EU citizens entering the union, which has been in place for over a year.
But travellers must have been vaccinated.
This is a proposal, there is a *lot* that needs to be worked out by national governments.
🌎 Could travellers from countries with low infection rates be let in just showing a negative rest result?
📲 Should they wait until foreign certificates can be accepted by EU green pass?
🌎 Could travellers from countries with low infection rates be let in just showing a negative rest result?
📲 Should they wait until foreign certificates can be accepted by EU green pass?
As part of this proposal the Commission has included an 'emergency break' mechanism with which EU external borders could be rapidly closed again in reaction to developments with new variants.
But details of how this would work need to be agreed.
But details of how this would work need to be agreed.
The proposal does not tie the EU border re-opening to reciprocal access.
Europeans are currently banned from entering the US. But vaccinated Americans would be allowed to enter the EU even if the US doesn't end its ban on vaccinated Europeans entering the US.
Europeans are currently banned from entering the US. But vaccinated Americans would be allowed to enter the EU even if the US doesn't end its ban on vaccinated Europeans entering the US.
For the US, and other countries, there is a big problem because there is no national vaccination certificate there (and there may never be).
"No one said this will be a simple thing" says an EU official. "But the US has a major interest in putting its house in order".
"No one said this will be a simple thing" says an EU official. "But the US has a major interest in putting its house in order".
Commission is looking to get this proposal adopted by the end of this month so it can be in force as of 1 June.
Important to keep in mind for anyone thinking about a summer holiday in Europe (but keep in mind that this is an ambition not a firm date).
Important to keep in mind for anyone thinking about a summer holiday in Europe (but keep in mind that this is an ambition not a firm date).
Reminder: Unlike EU internal borders, external border policy entirely a national decision.
But EU member states coordinated non-EU-citizen entry ban a year ago, so they will coordinate the end of the ban.
The goal is to avoid chaos of some countries with ban and others without.
But EU member states coordinated non-EU-citizen entry ban a year ago, so they will coordinate the end of the ban.
The goal is to avoid chaos of some countries with ban and others without.
The Commission hopes all member states will give their nod to ending the EU entry ban by 1 June.
The trickiest question they need to resolve is how foreign non-EU vaccination certificates can be trusted and verified.
Right now they are easily forgeable.
The trickiest question they need to resolve is how foreign non-EU vaccination certificates can be trusted and verified.
Right now they are easily forgeable.
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