Covid-19: this summer, the European Union will welcome vaccinated American tourists

The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyyen during a press conference in Brussels, April 23, 2021. AP - Francois Walschaerts

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After more than a year of ban, American tourists will be able to come and spend their holidays in the countries of the European Union.

Finally, those who will be vaccinated!

This is what the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen told the

New York Times

in an interview this Sunday, April 25. 

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With our correspondent in New York,

Carrie Nooten

This is good news for all those involved in tourism in Europe.

From this summer, all Americans vaccinated against the coronavirus will be able to freely cross the borders of the European Union.

An ad by Ursula von der Leyen in an interview with the

New York Times.

But the President of the European Commission does not advance

no precise date.

This will be confirmed depending on the epidemiological situation, but 70% of American adults will be vaccinated in mid-June.

Collective immunity will thus be guaranteed in the United States, and for her, this is a good sign.

The question of the vaccination passport

This agreement marks the end of many weeks of negotiations between Brussels and Washington, with pressure from diplomats from southern European countries, Greece in particular.

Still under discussion, the question of the vaccination certificate, to show a white paw at customs.

If in Europe, the creation of a

digital vaccine passport

is underway, nothing has yet been announced on the American side.

But initially, it could simply be that a European paper certificate is given to tourists on proof of their vaccination in the United States.

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To read also: Covid-19: the European Union wants to put its “

green passport

” into service

by the summer

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