As of today, the EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation enters into application. The aim of the EU Digital COVID Certificate is to facilitate safe and free movement in the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic, said a European Commission press release.
The EU Digital COVID Certificate covers COVID-19 vaccination, test, and recovery; is free of charge and available in all EU languages; is available in a digital and paper-based format; is secure and includes a digitally signed QR code.
Under the new rules, all EU Member States must refrain from imposing additional travel restrictions on holders of an EU Digital COVID Certificate, unless they are necessary and proportionate to safeguard public health, it noted. Welcoming the entry into application of the EU Digital COVID Certificate, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “The European Union is delivering for its citizens. The European Digital COVID Certificate is a symbol of an open and safe Europe that is opening cautiously putting the protection of the health of our citizens first.”
Source-KUNA