BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 9, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — The plenary session of the European Parliament gave its final green light to the EU Digital COVID Certificate which now awaits approval from the Council of the European Union before entering into force on July 1st for a period of twelve months.
The vote was hailed enthusiastically by the European Commission, which tweeted: “We welcome the [European Parliament] vote on adopting the EU Digital COVID Certificate! This is a key step towards its implementation by 1 July, to help restart EU free movement as safely as possible. It will also give citizens clarity to plan their travel.”
Dressed up as a passport to freedom, the new COVID certificate will have national versions in all the member states and be required to be accepted as valid in the other members of the EU. With the new digital document, all travel restrictions related to COVID-19, such as entry bans, quarantine obligations, and testing, will become illegal regarding those who use the pass.
A press statement by the European Parliament said:
During the inter-institutional negotiations, MEPs secured an agreement that EU states will not be able to impose additional travel restrictions on certificate holders –
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