A senior European official said on Sunday that American travelers fully vaccinated against the CCP virus could likely make it to the European Union this summer, with the warning that the final decision to resume travel will depend on the state of the world. ‘epidemic. “Americans, from what I can see, use vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told The New York Times in an interview, adding: “This allow free movement and travel to the European Union. . “Because one thing is clear: the 27 member states will accept, unconditionally, all those who are vaccinated with vaccines approved by the EMA”, added the official. The European Medicines Agency (EMA), the block’s drug regulatory body, has approved all three vaccines used in the United States, those produced by Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson. European Union member countries restricted non-essential travel from the United States over a year ago to curb the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Von der Leyen did not provide further details on whether travel resumed from the United States, but noted that it would depend “on the epidemiological situation”, which he said “is improving in the United States, because, hopefully, is also improving. “to improve in the European Union”. EU member countries will always have the final say on whether American tourists can cross their borders. It is not known what forms of proof of vaccination would be required from American travelers to enter the European Union, but officials in the bloc are at an advanced stage in discussions on launching vaccine passports for travel within the EU. . The European Commission has proposed a digital green certificate, which will be available in digital or paper format, and will serve as proof that a person has been vaccinated against COVID-19, received a negative test result or recovered from COVID-19. European Union parliamentarians will debate the proposal in a plenary session scheduled for April 26-29, after which they will vote on the issue, paving the way for negotiations on the adoption of the measure with individual member states . Pilot projects for the European vaccine passport should be launched in early June, according to Didier Reynders, the European Commissioner for Justice, reported Euronews. Travel restrictions induced by the pandemic have devastated tourism in Europe, with tourism-dependent countries like Greece pushing for the early adoption of vaccine passports to facilitate entry for visitors. The issue of vaccine passports has sparked controversy, with civil liberties groups arguing that they would potentially violate privacy rights by denying key services to people who are not vaccinated. Several governors, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, both Republicans, have issued executive orders banning the use of vaccine passports in their states.
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