Green pass and ‘freer’ travel in the EU. The Council today updated travel recommendations, which are not binding on states, according to which travelers with a valid green certificate should not be subject to additional travel restrictions. The recommendations are valid from next February 1st. In practice, we would have to move from a restriction regime based on the area of origin to one based on the person and their state of protection from covid, as proposed by the European Commission before the wave caused by the Delta and Omicron variants froze everything. Read also The vaccination certificate at European level is valid if at least 14 days and no more than 270 days (9 months) have passed since the last dose of the first vaccination cycle (with a vaccine authorized in the EU) or if the person received the booster. Countries are free to accept vaccine certificates based on WHO authorized drugs.The test certificate is valid if the molecular (Pcr) was done no later than 72 hours before the trip and the antigenic (rapid) no later than 24 hours before . The certificate of healing is valid if no more than 180 days have passed since the date of the positive test. Non-pass holders may be required to take a test prior to arrival or no later than 24 hours after. Essential travelers, cross-border commuters and children under 12 should be exempted from this requirement.
