EU Announces Plans For ‘Digital Certs’ To Allow Travel This Summer

The European Commission has announced its plans for a digital certificate which will allow for travel to take place this summer.

The cert can be used as proof that a person has been vaccinated against covid, has received a negative test result or has recovered from the virus.

Confirming the news on Twitter yesterday, European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said;

"Today we strengthen the EU Commission's response to COVID-19 with:

• Digital Green Certificates for free and safe movement in the EU
• A common path to a gradual, safe, and lasting re-opening"

Today we strengthen the @EU_commission's response to #COVID19 with:

• Digital Green Certificates for free and safe movement in the EU
• A common path to a gradual, safe and lasting re-openinghttps://t.co/opAMGkeSNf

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) March 17, 2021