digital green certificate, a “temporary” measure supposed to facilitate safe
free movement inside the
EU during the Covid-19 pandemic. It will verify that a person has been vaccinated against Covid-19, received a negative test result or recovered from the virus infection.
According to the proposal the document will be available free of charge, in digital or paper format and will contain a QR code to ensure security and authenticity of the certificate.
The
EU executive will build a gateway to ensure all certificates can be verified across the Union, and support Member States in the technical implementation of certificates.
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2021/03/18 01:40 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference on the Commissions response to COVID-19 after a meeting of the Col. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference on the Commissions response to COVID-19 after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The European Commission is proposing Wednesday to create a Digital Green Certificate to facilitate safe free movement inside the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. (John Thys, Pool via AP) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference on the Commissions response to COVID-19 after a meeting of the Col.
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The European Union’s executive body Wednesday proposed issuing certificates that would allow EU residents to travel freely across the 27-nation bloc by the summer as long as they have been vaccinated, tested negative for the coronavirus or recovered from COVID-19.
With summer looming and tourism-reliant countries eager for visitors, the European Commission wants to facilitate travel between EU member nations for the bloc’s 450 million residents. The plan is set to be discussed during a summit of EU leaders next week.
“We all want the tourist season to start. We can’t afford to lose another season,” European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova told Czech public radio. “Tourism and also culture and other sectors that are dependent on tourism terribly suffer. We’re talking about tens of millions of jobs.”
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