Speaking at a press conference in Strasbourg on 20 October 2021, members of the European Parliament said that the fundamental rights of all EU citizens are now under threat due to mandatory vaccination and abusive use of the Digital COVID Certificate. They said:

“What we have seen in this crisis is that civil rights and liberties have been transformed from fundamental rights to privileges that governments grant or revoke as they see fit.”

Watch the press conference and read the press release here.