2021/0021(NLE)COM(2021)38

Recommendation on Coordinated COVID-19 Free Movement Restrictions

Council Recommendation (EU) 2021/119 of 1 February 2021 amending Recommendation (EU) 2020/1475 on a coordinated approach to the restriction of free movement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (Text with EEA relevance)

Stage: In force, reached 2 Feb 2021
Procedure: Recommendation · Non-legislative enactment
Last activity: 2 Feb 2021

2 entries · record as of 12 Oct 2026

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Latest: Formal adoption by the Council, 1 Feb 2021.

25 Jan 2021
- Adoption by Commission
1 Feb 2021
- Formal adoption by the Council

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Council Recommendation (EU) 2021/119, adopted 1 February 2021, amends the October 2020 coordinated approach to intra-EU free movement during COVID-19. It adds a 'dark red' category for areas with a 14-day case notification rate of 500 or more per 100,000. Travelers from dark red areas must test before arrival and quarantine; border-region commuters are exempt.

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