call it a certificate a pass or a
passport
some kind of documentation is in the
works for people to show they're safe to
travel
the european union is calling their
proposal a digital green pass
vaccination status would be a key piece
of information
but officials have stressed it wouldn't
be the only
it's not a passport it's a real
certificate like you said
but it's not only about vaccination it's
about the recovery
for the people who have had the sickness
the vaccination
or the test to avoid any discrimination
between the different
citizens covid 19 vaccination is not
required in the eu
critics worry that a so-called green
pass could become a slippery slope to a
vaccine passport
thus discriminating against the
unvaccinated
data protection is also a concern the
world health organization
is against making vaccination a travel
requirement
and so is the icao the united nations
aviation body
tourism dependent eu members such as
greece cyprus spain and portugal
are eager to throw open their doors to
travelers from places where vaccination
is going quickly
like the united kingdom and israel
negative tests or proof of covet 19
antibodies
are also acceptable to many in the
travel industry
hundreds of thousands of jobs in austria
depend on getting to travel normally
again
for business and vacation
that's why i'm fighting to make this
happen as soon as possible
the green pass is one possibility for
reopening borders
reducing border controls and getting our
economy going again
eu officials say testing and quarantine
will remain
central to safe travel a little more
than 10 percent of the block's 448
million people
have received at least one shot of an
approved covid19 vaccine
meaning herd immunity is likely farther
away
than the summer travel season
my colleague marina strauss is standing
by in brussels where the eu commission
is about to present plans for
eu health certificates marina what do we
know so far
what i know is that a possible eu white
certificate could complement
this little book i brought mine here and
it proves
that i'm vaccinated against many things
not covet 19
so far but as you can see it's paper
it's not digital so it's not comparable
eu wide and um that's what the eu
commission wants to change with this
possible
new digital certificate um the eu wants
to make it easier for people to travel
across borders again because we know
freedom of movement is
essential for the eu idea of the for the
idea of the european
union and the idea is we heard it
already but i repeat it because it's
important
the is that this certificate will prove
if somebody
is vaccinated it will prove if somebody
has recovered from covert 19
or if somebody has a negative test
result
and what is different from like in
comparison to other measures we've seen
taken by the eu commission so far is
that it is actually a law proposal
because the eu commission has realized
like it does not
go far enough with recommendations
because then eu states just say okay
that's nice advice but we'd still go our
way
for example when it comes to a common
approach to to to go to
border closures so on what can
the eu member states agree and what's
what's the hold up what is still being
debated
well countries that rely heavily on
tourism for example greece
and cyprus can't wait for such an eu
wide certificate
to be to be put in place but other
countries
say it's not clear yet what kind of
rights will be attached to such a
certificate
critics fear that introducing it could
be discriminatory against the
unvaccinated and
responsible commissioner told german
media this morning he wants
this certificate to be introduced by
june 1st
that means comes summer comes to
certificate but that's really optimistic
because not only your countries have to
agree on a common approach but also the
eu parliament
and usually that takes a lot longer than
just
three months marina strauss in brussels
there for us thank you marina
you