Published 14:23 IST, June 16th 2021
EU Commission President Von der Leyen shows off EU 'COVID travel pass'| Watch
Beginning on July 1, EU nations will have to recognize the free vaccine certificate, which can take paper or digital form.
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Ahead of her trip to Portugal on Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented her digital European Union COVID-19 travel pass. "I'm very curious to test and to see how this certificate will work," von der Leyen said, adding she was soon to embark on a tour from Brussels through all 27 EU member states.
Today I start my #NextGenerationEU tour.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) June 16, 2021
I dowloaded my 🇧🇪 #EUDigitalCOVIDCertificate!
I hope it can be verified in all the countries I’ll visit.
Half of EU countries are already connected.
More and more people get the certificate. Get yours too! https://t.co/pStCo29NWx
Belgium officially began using the certificate on Wednesday. Beginning on July 1, EU nations will have to recognize the free vaccine certificate, which can take paper or digital form, and shows whether a person has either been vaccinated against the virus, has recently tested negative, or has recovered from the disease.
14:23 IST, June 16th 2021