Call for EU Member States to align their travel rules

Although the European Commission announced in December 20211 that the EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) would be valid for nine months without a booster shot, several EU countries – including France, Italy, Denmark and Malta – decided to shorten the validity of vaccination passes for national use to seven or three months. A number of countries have also introduced additional testing requirements that apply to vaccinated/recovered EU travellers, going against the current Council Recommendations. Transport and tourism associations – including Airlines 4 Europe, European Regional Airline Association, and others – have expressed their concern at this emerging new patchwork of