Coronavirus: new measures to travel across Europe
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The European Commission has taken measures to ensure the continuity and continuity of freight transport services by land, water and air. These services are crucial for the functioning of the internal market and for an effective response to the current public health crisis.
On 13 May, the European Commission presented guidelines and recommendations to help Member States to phase out travel restrictions, with all necessary safety and precautionary means. Here are some influential changes in the travel sector:
If a generalised lifting of restrictions is not justified by the health situation, the Commission proposes a gradual and coordinated approach starting with the lifting of restrictions between zones or Member States with sufficiently similar situations. The approach should also be flexible, including the possibility to reintroduce certain measures if the epidemiological situation requires it. Member States should act on the basis of the following criteria: epidemiological situation, capacity to apply containment measures throughout the journey and economic and social considerations.
The guidelines represent the general principles for the safe and gradual restoration of passenger transport by air, rail, road and inland waterway. They also contain practical recommendations for limiting, for example, contact between passengers and transport workers and passengers themselves, and for the use of personal protective equipment during travel. Specific recommendations are provided for each mode of transport.
The Commission has defined a common framework providing criteria for the safe and gradual restoration of tourism activities and the development of health protocols for hotels and other forms of accommodation to protect the health of both guests and employees. These criteria include epidemiological evidence; sufficient health system capacity for the local population and tourists; robust surveillance and monitoring, testing capacity and contact tracing.
On 13 May, EU Member States, supported by the Commission, agreed a protocol to ensure cross-border interoperability of voluntary contact tracing applications so that citizens can be alerted to potential coronavirus infection when travelling in the EU.
Under EU rules, travellers have the right to choose between vouchers or cash refunds for cancelled transport tickets (air, train, bus and ferry) or package travel. While reaffirming this right, the Commission Recommendation aims to ensure that vouchers become a valid and more attractive alternative to the reimbursement of cancelled travel in the context of the current pandemic, which has also put a strain on tour operators.
On 13 May, the European Commission presented guidelines and recommendations to help Member States to phase out travel restrictions, with all necessary safety and precautionary means. Here are some influential changes in the travel sector:
Restoration of freedom of movement and the abolition of internal border controls
If a generalised lifting of restrictions is not justified by the health situation, the Commission proposes a gradual and coordinated approach starting with the lifting of restrictions between zones or Member States with sufficiently similar situations. The approach should also be flexible, including the possibility to reintroduce certain measures if the epidemiological situation requires it. Member States should act on the basis of the following criteria: epidemiological situation, capacity to apply containment measures throughout the journey and economic and social considerations.
Reintroduction of transport services throughout the EU
The guidelines represent the general principles for the safe and gradual restoration of passenger transport by air, rail, road and inland waterway. They also contain practical recommendations for limiting, for example, contact between passengers and transport workers and passengers themselves, and for the use of personal protective equipment during travel. Specific recommendations are provided for each mode of transport.
Safe recovery of tourist services
The Commission has defined a common framework providing criteria for the safe and gradual restoration of tourism activities and the development of health protocols for hotels and other forms of accommodation to protect the health of both guests and employees. These criteria include epidemiological evidence; sufficient health system capacity for the local population and tourists; robust surveillance and monitoring, testing capacity and contact tracing.
Ensure cross-border interoperability of tracking applications
On 13 May, EU Member States, supported by the Commission, agreed a protocol to ensure cross-border interoperability of voluntary contact tracing applications so that citizens can be alerted to potential coronavirus infection when travelling in the EU.
Making vouchers more attractive to customers
Under EU rules, travellers have the right to choose between vouchers or cash refunds for cancelled transport tickets (air, train, bus and ferry) or package travel. While reaffirming this right, the Commission Recommendation aims to ensure that vouchers become a valid and more attractive alternative to the reimbursement of cancelled travel in the context of the current pandemic, which has also put a strain on tour operators.
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