European lawmakers said Thursday that COVID-19 certificates aimed at facilitating travel across the European Union should be enough to move freely this summer, a position likely to clash with member states' prerogatives in their upcoming negotiations.
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EU legislators said Thursday in their negotiating position on the European Commission's proposal that EU governments shouldn't impose quarantines, tests or self-isolation measures on certificate holders.
The European Commission's goal is to boost travel from one member state to another during the pandemic. But since border control is a competence of member states, each of the 27 EU countries will remain entitled to add extra requirements for granting access to its soil.
In their resolution, EU lawmakers added that member states should "ensure universal, accessible, timely and free-of-charge testing" to avoid discrimination against those who have yet to be vaccinated and will travel on the basis on PCR tests. According to the European Commission's predictions, about 70% of the EU adult population will be vaccinated by the end of the summer.
