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The lack of coordination across member states could trigger problems when crossing borders (Photo: Alexander Lyubavin)

Vestager pushes tracing apps as key for summer holidays

Covid-19 tracking mobile apps can be "a substantial support" for monitoring contact-tracing when easing lockdowns and restrictive measures, the EU commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, said Monday (4 May).

"[The EU] can make the most of these apps to enable some travelling during the holiday season," Vestager, commissioner for the digital portfolio, told told MEPs of the internal market committee, referring to this summer.

EU interior ministers had stressed last week (28 April) that a...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

The lack of coordination across member states could trigger problems when crossing borders (Photo: Alexander Lyubavin)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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