Communication on a common path to safe and sustained re-opening

Summary:

Communication adopted by the European Commission on 17 March 2021, setting out a coordinated approach in the European Union (EU) for a gradual lifting of COVID-19 restrictions once the epidemiological situation allows.

Further information:

This document invites Member States to adopted a coordinated approach to safe re-opening and sets out steps and tools to achieve that common goal. These include:

• Digital Green Certificates;
• A European framework for COVID-19 response measures;
• Guidance to support additional testing and tracing strategies;
• Investment in treatments;
• Helping the tourism and culture sectors to prepare for safe re-opening;
• EU Vaccine Sharing Mechanism.

The Communication was adopted ahead of a meeting of the European Council later in the month.

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News

EUObserver, 18/03/2021: Brussels urges capitals to coordinate Covid re-openings https://euobserver.com/coronavirus/151272

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Official

European Commission: Press Release, 17/03/2021: Coronavirus: a common path to Europe's safe re-opening https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_1184

European Commission: Statement by President von der Leyen at the Read-out of the College meeting/Press conference on the Commission's response to COVID-19 (17 March 2021) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_21_1222

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