Corona test before entering each EU country?

[Dogsense]

Advice Please.
Crossing to EU, will have a PCR test in 48 h before boarding the ferry, driving through 4 countries before reaching the second ferry to Greece.
Is the EU as one country in relate to Corona tests or we will need to have/show a Corona test before crossing to each country?

 

[Kups]

Wasn't suggesting it, and wouldn't dream of trying it, just pointing it out

Thanks. I find it fascinating that yet again, within the EU individual countries are creating their own rules for movement of people during the pandemic rather than having a standard set of rules. Not much unity is there?

 

[jongood]

Get your credit card out, take a deep breath before booking and pray for good weather on your crossing day

#23 already here, came through France and expecting to go back the same way mid feb.

 

[jongood]

Thanks. I find it fascinating that yet again, within the EU individual countries are creating their own rules for movement of people during the pandemic rather than having a standard set of rules. Not much unity is there?

They are stuggling to hold it together; all for one and err one for one as it happens.

 

[slowdriver]

Thanks. I find it fascinating that yet again, within the EU individual countries are creating their own rules for movement of people during the pandemic rather than having a standard set of rules. Not much unity is there?

Some people in the UK seem to imagine that the EU is a state rather than a confederation of states which share common rules when they agree to do so. One of the areas that they collectively agree NOT to share is ultimate control over their borders. When circumstances - such as a pandemic - demand, then the individual states can close borders completely or implement whatever other measures they feel appropriate for their own country and their own electorate. It is a very sensible position in my opinion. Why should the Danish, (3,245 Covid deaths in total), be obliged to implement the same measures (with reference to COVID) as the Italians (136,955 Covid deaths in total). It would make no sense.
It's not a question of unity it's a matter of a common legal framework of a confederacy that reserves those powers to the individual nations that they agree collectively are important to be reserved.

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[nicholsong]

Be careful with Austria, they changed the rules on Christmas day didn't publish it on the Internet and yesterday refused entry to a plane load of people from the UK.

I would be inclined at the moment to examine the rules for going via Switzerland to Italy, rather than Austria: down the Rhine(French or German side) to Basel and then a variety of routes.

Geoff

 

[gus-lopez]

The change from Antigen test to ONLY PCR test.

+ reducing from 72 to 48 hours for the test as well

So if you are really desperate, what's to stop you going ferry to Spain and just driving into other parts of Europe.

lack of boat space

 

[spitfire]

Or

Some people in the UK seem to imagine that the EU is a state rather than a confederation of states which share common rules when they agree to do so. One of the areas that they collectively agree NOT to share is ultimate control over their borders. When circumstances - such as a pandemic - demand, then the individual states can close borders completely or implement whatever other measures they feel appropriate for their own country and their own electorate. It is a very sensible position in my opinion. Why should the Danish, (3,245 Covid deaths in total), be obliged to implement the same measures (with reference to COVID) as the Italians (136,955 Covid deaths in total). It would make no sense.
It's not a question of unity it's a matter of a common legal framework of a confederacy that reserves those powers to the individual nations that they agree collectively are important to be reserved.

ordering vaccines individually as they all had the right to do so but many chose to group order but it certainly was not compulsory as continually spouted by one BJ

 

[TDub49]

Thanks. I find it fascinating that yet again, within the EU individual countries are creating their own rules for movement of people during the pandemic rather than having a standard set of rules. Not much unity is there?

About as much unity as there is in the UK.

 

[Kups]

About as much unity as there is in the UK.

Yes, I think we've got Tony Blair to thank for that

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[TDub49]

Yes, I think we've got Tony Blair to thank for that

And there's me just thinking in terms of different approaches to managing the virus . . . .