Draghi is clear: ‘Italy is ready to welcome the world again’
Italy in the summer holidays: it can be done. In fact it is almost possible already. Following Greece, Portugal and Spain, the country has named an ‘opening date’. Draghi: “Book your holiday.”
Opening dates for southern European sun destinations
On the basis of the corona passport and its principles, southern European sun destinations have announced ‘opening dates’.
- Greece and Portugal, for instance, are opening to foreign tourists step by step from mid-May . And Spain follows from June.
Which is why those three countries can be visited perfectly well during the summer holidays. The same seemed logical for Italy, but the ‘start date’ was missing.
Italy open for holidays
Until now, that is. Because the Italian prime minister Draghi is completely ready. “The world wants to come to Italy, and Italy is ready to welcome the world again”, he tells NOS.
For now ‘the world’ is still orange and the Netherlands is awaiting a new one. But travel advice. But Mario is urging people to act. “Book your holiday, we cannot wait to welcome you.”
Italy open: this is the date
In Italy too they are in favour of the corona passport.
- With such a passport, tourists from other EU countries are welcome from mid-June.
Italians themselves may holiday at home from mid-May on the same basis.
- So: vaccinated against of tested negative for corona (COVID-19).
Which is why the term ‘vaccination passport’ is under pressure across Europe.
EU COVID-19 certificate instead of Digital Green Certificate
That is not the only term up for debate, as it happens. According to earlier reports (NU.nl) wants the European Parliament wants to drop the name ‘Digital Green Certificate’.
Instead the corona passport should be called the ‘EU COVID 19 certificate’. It is not yet certain whether that change of name has enough support.
- In short there are four different terms (vaccination passport; corona passport, Digital Green Certificate en EU COVID-19 certificate) ‘in circulation’.
Either way it is a travel document with which you show you are not an infection risk. That makes ‘free and safe travel’ possible again, the European Commission reasons.
Italy, at any rate, is ready for it.
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