Government of Spain sees vaccination "passport" as key to recovering mobility and boosting tourism

Moncloa Palace, Madrid

The Government of Spain considers it is essential to recover international mobility and tourism as soon as possible, and do so in a coordinated fashion, with all health and safety measures. To do this, since the outset it has been supporting and working on preparing a digital certificate for health use in the European Union, which will also be useful for recovering mobility with third countries.

With the aim of making this certificate a single model, the European Council meeting held last week agreed on the minimum common data that this should contain, regarding vaccination, PCR tests and information on whether the person has recovered from COVID-19 and has antibodies.

The European Commission has proposed that this certificate should become operational by the summer. However, its use should never be discriminatory against those who have not been vaccinated, who will be able to continue travelling in accordance with the health indications.

The Government of Spain considers it key to make this type of technological tool available to resume mobility and once again make Europe a safe destination for travel, as and when the cumulative incidence rate so allows. Accordingly, since the outset it has backed the orderly and coordinated return to international mobility in the European Union and other international forums, such as the OECD.

Meeting at Moncloa Palace

The meeting on Vaccination "passports" headed up by Pedro Sánchez was attended by the First Vice-President of the Government and Minister for the Presidency, Parliamentary Relations and Democratic Memory, Carmen Calvo; the Third Vice-President of the Government and Minister for Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño; the Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Arancha González Laya; the Minister for Justice, Juan Carlos Campo; the Minister for Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, José Luis Ábalos; the Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, and the Minister for Health, Carolina Darias.

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