新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大をめぐる移動制限措置の調整に関する欧州委員会の声明
Brussels, 13/10/2020 - 12:00, UNIQUE ID: 201014_1
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EU News 279/2020
＜日本語仮抄訳＞
欧州委員会の2020年9月4日の提案を受け、欧州連合（EU）理事会は本日、新型コロナウイルス感染症のパンデミックのために人の自由移動を制限する各国の措置をより明確で予測可能なものにする合意に至った。欧州委員会はこの採択を歓迎し、以下の声明を発表した。
「EU域内を自由に移動するというわれわれの権利は、今般のパンデミックによって深刻な影響を受けた。さらに、EU市民はあまりに多くの異なるルールや手続き、リスクの高い地域・低い地域に関する不明瞭な情報、および旅行の際の注意点のあいまいさに直面してきた。欧州委員会は先月、これらの課題に対応し、毎日EU域内を移動する何百万人の市民を支援するための提案を行った。本日、EU加盟国はこれをいかに実行するかについて合意した。
欧州委員会は、現在の混乱した状況に秩序をもたらす今般の合意を歓迎する。27加盟国が団結したことは、市民に強力なシグナルを送り、EUは断固として行動を起こすべき場面ではそうするという明確な実例となった。われわれは、今般の危機を乗り越えることに必要なのは協力で、一方的な国境封鎖ではないという教訓を得た。
第一の重要な成果は、欧州疾病予防管理センターが作成する、共通の基準に基づく共通の色分けをされた共通の地図だ。EU加盟国には、EUとその地域の疫学的状況の正確な情報に基づき、同地図が毎週更新できるよう、必要なデータの提出を呼び掛けたい」
European Commission Statement on the coordination of measures restricting free movement in the European Union related to the coronavirus pandemic
Following the proposal of the Commission on 4 September 2020, today EU ministers have reached an agreement that will provide more clarity and predictability on measures that restrict free movement due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Commission welcomes the adoption by the Council and issued the following statement:
“Our right to move freely across the EU has been severely impacted by the pandemic. On top of this, citizens have been faced with so many different rules and procedures, unclear information about areas of high and low risk, and a lack of clarity about what to do when travelling. A month ago, the Commission put forward a proposal on how to address these challenges and support the millions of EU citizens who travel in the EU every day. Today, Member States have reached an agreement on how to put this into practice.
We welcome this agreement to bring more order to a currently confusing situation. The coming together of Member States sends a strong signal to citizens and is a clear example of the EU acting where it absolutely should. We have learned our lessons: we will not surmount the crisis by unilaterally closing borders, but by working together.
A common map with common colour codes based on common criteria, produced by the European Centre for Disease Control, is the first important outcome. We now call on Member States to ensure that the necessary data is provided so that the map can be updated on a weekly basis with accurate information on the epidemiological situation in the EU and its regions.
Secondly, while Member States can still decide what restrictive measures they apply such as quarantine or tests, we call on Member States to ensure that citizens are given clear and timely information about what they must do, and which restrictions are in force, as per the agreement today. Member States also agreed on the mutual recognition of tests, and we will continue to work with them on better coordination of testing and quarantine requirements.
For the millions of citizens with an essential reason to travel, be it for important family reasons, for their livelihoods, or to ensure that we receive the goods we need, today's agreement will also be a welcome improvement to a currently precarious situation. No quarantine measures should be applied in these cases.
Our strength as a Union is when we act as one, to protect our common rights and freedoms and the health of our citizens. Today's agreement is a good example of this.”
All information about travelling in the EU will be available on the ‘Re-open EU' platform, where the common map published regularly by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control will also be cross-referenced.
With regard to any restrictions to free movement, Member States should provide clear, comprehensive and timely information, including about any accompanying requirements (for example negative tests for COVID-19 infection or passenger locator forms), as well as the measures applied to travellers travelling from higher risk areas) as early as possible before new measures come into effect. As a general rule, this information should be published 24 hours before the measures come into effect, taking into account that some flexibility is required for epidemiological emergencies. This information will also be made available on the ‘Re-open EU' web platform.