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Introduction – March 2, 2021

Covid-19 has been a lead story for little more than a year but already we have a global campaign to vaccinate everyone against it.

Now various initiatives are being launched to increase the pressure to get vaccinated. In Europe people wont be able to travel across E.U. countries unless they can prove that they’ve been vaccinated, although we suspect that this rule won’t apply to asylum seekers.

Meanwhile, Muslims won’t be permitted to go on a Hajj pilgrimage without the necessary documentation to confirm that they’ve also been vaccinated.

Right now these restrictions only apply to international travel but we suspect that on the pretext of new ‘variants’ of Covid-19 they will be extended. No doubt we will be assured that this is to protect our health, but the way these measures are being implemented internationally – without any consultation – suggests global dictatorship by stealth. Ed.

UK will discuss EU plans to bring in Covid vaccine passport with Brussels

  • Ursula von der Leyen tweeted to announce proposal for an EU green passport
  • Similar to Israel’s, the EU’s proposed ticket allows bearers greater movement
  • The European Commission chief said the pass would apply ‘for work or tourism’

Sam Baker – Daily Mail March 2, 2021

British officials say they will discuss with Brussels proposals for a vaccine passport which the EU hopes will revive international travel ahead of the summer holidays.

The EU’s plan for a digital ‘green pass’ was revealed today by commission chief Ursula von der Leyen.

She said: ‘We’ll present this month a legislative proposal for a Digital Green Pass.’

British officials want the UK to use its presidency of the G7 group of industrialised countries to help agree an international approach to the issue.

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: ‘We have said that we are looking at the issue of vaccine passports.

‘As you can expect, DfT (the Department for Transport) will work (with) and do speak to countries across the world in terms of how they may look to introduce passports.’

The aim of the pass is to provide proof of vaccination, results of tests for those who have not yet been vaccinated, and information on Covid-19 recovery.

By introducing the new green passes, von der Leyen said people will gradually be able to ‘move safely in the European Union or abroad – for work or tourism’.

The commission chief also said that the digital pass would ‘respect data protection, security & privacy.’

Separately, in a meeting with German MEPs and MPs, von der Leyen said her EU executive would ‘in coming months’ seek to create a technical base for the digital certificate so it is based on the same information in all 27 member countries.

Her vice president, Margaritis Schinas, said in a news conference that the commission’s legislation was expected to be submitted to the European Parliament on March 17, and that it would then be given to EU leaders at a March 25 summit for adoption.

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