UK and Brussels near deal on Covid passports to boost holiday hopes
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels and Sam Jones in Madrid from on (#5KMD0)
Talks progressing on recognition of status certificates, while German calls for caution failing to win support
Hopes have been raised of summer holidays in Europe for fully vaccinated Britons as a deal with Brussels on Covid passports neared completion and Germany failed to convince popular destinations to pull an emergency brake" on UK visitors.
Restrictions on travel are tightening across the continent for tourists coming from the UK who have not had two jabs, owing to concerns over the highly transmissible Delta variant now dominant in Britain.
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