As part of the new travel measures, ministers agreed that restrictions on free movement, such as quarantine and additional tests, should end on 1 February for travelers holding a valid EU digital covid certificate.
Restrictions on travel within the European Union. There is a decision by the ministers for European affairs
This would mean anyone who is full vaccinatedif no more than 270 days have passed since the last dose or who received a booster dose, they would be subject to the new rules.
It will also be allowed negative PCR test result, done within 72 hours before or negative rapid antigen test, done within 24 hours before departure from the country. It will also entitle you to travel evidence of recovery from COVID-19 in the past 180 days.
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Clement Beaune, France’s secretary of state for European affairs, said it was about the people, not where they came from. ‘We therefore focus much more on the individual situation of vaccinated or unvaccinated people – than on the epidemic of this or that EU country or region, and it is important to introduce more restrictions for unvaccinated people, said Beaune.
As emphasized by Euronews, the change in restriction is a response to the “significant increase” in vaccination levels, as well as the lower firepower of the omicron variant, and could mark one of the first steps towards a more flexible treatment of the pandemic.
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