European authorities will present the “green passport” this Wednesday (17), a health certificate aimed at facilitating travel within the European Union ahead of the summer holidays.
The certificate will be available to those who have already received doses of the vaccines, to those who test negative or to those who have already contracted the disease and have antibodies.
The idea is that it will be in operation in June, for the European summer, in digital or paper format and will be legally binding on all member countries of the bloc.
As explained by the European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, all vaccines that are on the market will be accepted, that is, not just those approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
Reynders explained that the idea is for it not to be a "vaccination passport," but rather a document that "avoids divisions and blockages" between the member states of the European Union.
The commissioner also added that the inclusion of information about a negative test or cure for Covid-19 shows that the aim is to “avoid any type of discrimination”.
The Italian Undersecretary for European Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, stated that the “green passport” is being studied because “there are technical issues that we are working on”, “It is necessary to check, as there are issues of privacy and not discriminating against those who do not get vaccinated” , he added.
The creation of the certificate is part of a broader package that aims to make the bloc carry out a coordinated revocation of the restrictive measures taken to prevent the spread of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus.
To date, China is the only country in the world that has launched such a certificate to allow citizens to travel abroad. (With information from Ansa)
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