european-union human-rights covid-19 schengen vaccination
Can European Union countries make vaccination against COVID-19 compulsory?
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<li>Malta bans unvaccinated travellers</li>
<li>France makes COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for health workers<br />
Macron considers &quot;vaccination compulsory for the entire population&quot;</li>
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<p>These are two countries from the European Union and Schengen Area, making vaccination compulsory.</p>
<p>However, isn't this completely against of what's been approved by the Parliament?</p>
<p><a href="https://pace.coe.int/en/files/29004/html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://pace.coe.int/en/files/29004/html</a></p>
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<p>7.3.1 ensure that citizens are informed that the <strong>vaccination is not mandatory</strong> and that <strong>no one is under political, social or other pressure to be vaccinated</strong> if they do not wish to do so;</p>
<p>7.3.2 ensure that <strong>no one is discriminated against for not having been vaccinated</strong>, due to possible health risks <strong>or not wanting to be vaccinated</strong>;</p>
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<li><p>The ECDC and the European Parliament with the approval of the European Council probably has such power.</p>
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<li><p>It is. But neither the Council of Europe nor any of its bodies have the power to create binding laws on any of its 47 member states.</p>
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