Covid-19: the European Union wants to put its "green passport" into service by the summer

The European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton, during a press conference in Brussels, March 12, 2021. REUTERS - POOL

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To save the tourist season, the European Union wants to facilitate travel this summer and wants to put into service a "green passport", announced Sunday March 14 the Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton.

This health certificate will be created by June, but its principle has not yet been decided, and it is already under fire from critics.

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With our correspondent in Brussels,

Laxmi Lota

This is a

health certificate

.

This “ 

passport

 ” will be presented on Wednesday March 17, but is already the subject of criticism: how to respect medical confidentiality, in particular?

According to Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, the document could indicate whether the person is vaccinated against Covid-19.

But we will also read there if the traveler concerned has already recently recovered from the coronavirus.

Third possibility, the negative result of a Covid-19 test will be entered there.

This “ 

green passport

 ” can exist either in electronic or paper form.

A document translated into the language of its owner's country and into English, valid in all EU states.

Objective: " 

To preserve the summer tourist season

 ", affirms Thierry Breton.

" 

We are working to ensure that this is done before the end of June,

 " said the European Commissioner.

Other countries, such as the United States, as well as the International Air Transport Association, are considering

this same type of document

.

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