EU to propose vaccine certificates in time for summer holidays

The EU executive aims to present its plans for a 'digital green pass' on March 17 and to cooperate with international organisations to ensure that its system also works beyond the EU

“The aim is to gradually enable them to move safely in the European Union or abroad - for work or tourism,” Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said in a tweet on Monday. File Picture: AP Photo/Olivier Matthys

Mon, 01 Mar, 2021 - 15:46

Sabine Siebold, Philip Blenkinsop - Reuters

The European Commission will this month propose an EU-wide digital certificate providing proof of a Covid-19 vaccination that could allow Europeans to travel more freely over the summer.

The EU executive aims to present its plans for a “digital green pass” on March 17 and to cooperate with international organisations to ensure that its system also works beyond the European Union.