Photo source: European Commission / Photographer: Yorgos Karahalis The European Commission on Monday adopted a mechanism to revoke fraudulent or erroneous EU Digital COVID Certificates. Under the measure, once a certificate is revoked in one Member State, it will also show as invalid in other Member States, an announcement by the Commission said. Since the […]
EU Digital COVID Certificate. Photo source: @European Commission / Photographer: Christophe Licoppe The European Tourism Manifesto alliance is calling on the Commission to adapt its EU Digital Covid Certificate (EUDCC) regulation so it includes all Covid-19 vaccines that have completed the World Health Organization (WHO) emergency use listing procedure. This, it said,
Photo source: EC – Audiovisual Service / Photographer: Denis Lovrovic The Council of the European Union on Friday agreed to extend the regulation establishing the EU Digital COVID Certificate. In force since 1 July 2021, the digital COVID certificate has played an important role in facilitating the free movement of people in the EU during […]
EU Digital COVID Certificate. Photo source: European Commission The European Commission on Tuesday announced that the digital COVID certificate for travel in the EU will only be valid for nine months following the administration of the last dose of the primary Covid-19 vaccination and without a booster shot. “Member States should not provide for a […]
The European Council on Monday removed Argentina, Australia and Canada from the list of safe third countries for non-essential travel into the EU. The removal from the list means that the Council recommends for EU member states to reintroduce temporary entry bans or travel restrictions for visitors from the three countries. The criteria to determine […]
Photo source: European Parliament The European Council on Thursday removed Jordan and Namibia from its list of safe third countries, special administrative regions and territories for non-essential travel into the EU. The removal from the list means that the Council recommends for EU member states to reintroduce temporary entry bans or travel restrictions for
The European Commission has adopted four decisions certifying that Covid-19 certificates issued by Georgia, Moldova, New Zealand and Serbia are equivalent to the EU Digital COVID Certificate. As a result, the four countries will be connected to the EU’s system and their COVID certificates will be accepted under the same conditions as the EU Digital […]
Photo source: IATA The European Council has added Indonesia to its updated list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted. The council reviewed the list under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU. Based on the criteria and conditions set out in the recommendation, […]
Photo source: Frontex The European border and coast guard agency, Frontex, recently completed the Entry Exit System (EES) pilot project at land borders, which was hosted by Spain and Bulgaria. “As the world emerges from the pandemic and traveller numbers continue to rise again, solutions are needed for a quick, seamless, and preferably touchless border crossing […]
The European Council on Tuesday removed Singapore and Ukraine from its list of safe third countries, special administrative regions and territories for non-essential travel into the EU. The removal from the list means that the Council recommends for EU member states to reintroduce temporary entry bans or travel restrictions for visitors from Singapore and Ukraine. […]


















