PM Mitsotakis proposes standardised digital EU vaccination certificate
File photo: In addition to Mitsotakis, the letter was signed by Austian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babis and the Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen. ANA – MPA/ANA – MPA/ PM PRESS OFFICE/DIMITRIS PAPAMITSOS
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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and to all EU heads of state and government, in which he outlined a proposal for a standardised digital Covid-19 vaccination certificate.
Mitsotakis pointed out that ensuring the quickest possible re-establishment of freedom of movement within the EU but also with third countries “is, of necessity, a fundamental priority for us all.”
For this reason, he added, Greece has moved fast and implemented procedures to facilitate the movement of people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. An important step in this direction, he said, was to create a standard model on how to structure such a certificate, which will prove that the specific person has been successfully vaccinated, he said in his letter.
Mitsotakis attached a draft of such a certificate designed by Greek authorities for this purpose, which will be used when boarding all modes of long-distance travel, whether by sea, air, road or rail.
He clarified that, while Greece does not intend to make vaccination compulsory or a prerequisite for travel, “persons who have been vaccinated should be free to travel.”
A certificate, he also said, would further “ provide a positive incentive for ensuring that citizens are encouraged to undergo vaccination,” which was the only way to ensure a return to normality.
Source: ΑΝΑ – MPA
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