The EU Digital COVID Certificate aims to facilitate safe free movement inside the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic.The certificate should&nbsp;be available in either digital or paper format. It attests that a person has been vaccinated against coronavirus or has a recent negative test result or has recovered from the infection.

&nbsp;A common EU framework is&nbsp;allowing member states to issue certificates that will then be accepted in other EU countries. The EU Digital Covid Certificate regulation should be&nbsp;in place for 12 months. The certificate should&nbsp;not be a precondition to exercise the right to free movement and is&nbsp;not&nbsp;considered a travel document.

Member states should not impose additional travel restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as quarantine, self-isolation or testing, “unless they are necessary and proportionate to safeguard public health”. Member states must accept vaccination certificates issued in other member states for persons inoculated with a vaccine authorised for use in the EU by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

It is&nbsp;up to the member states to decide whether they also accept vaccination certificates that have been authorised by other Member States following national authorisation procedures or for vaccines listed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for emergency use. The Regulation entered&nbsp;into force on&nbsp;1 July 2021.
 Parliament and EU member states’ negotiators have agreed to keep the EU Digital COVID Certificate framework in place for another year, until June 2023

EU Digital COVID certificate

Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future

LIBE Committee - Implementation of the EU Digital COVID Certificate

EP Plenary session - State of play of the implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate regulations

Signing ceremony of the EU Digital COVID Certificate: Signature by David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament, Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission and Antonio COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister..- Joint statements by David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament, Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission and Antonio COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister

Signing ceremony of the EU Digital COVID Certificate: Signature by David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament, Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission and Antonio COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister...

Press conference - EU Digital COVID certificate

Press conference - EU COVID-19 certificate

EP Plenary session - Meeting the Global Covid 19 challenge: effects of waiver of the WTO TRIPS agreement on Covid-19 vaccines, treatment, equipment and manufacturing capacity in developing countries

Trilogue on the EU COVID-19 certificate

EP Plenary session - Joint debate - Digital green certificate - Union citizens & third countries - The accessibility and affordability of Covid-testing

Press Webinar - The return to free movement - The EU Green Digital Certificate

Stockshot picture showing what could be a COVID-19 Green Certificate for traveling

EP Plenary session - Preparation of the European Council meeting of 25 and 26 March 2021 and Digital Green Certificate

The COVI Committee (Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic) votes on its final report, adopted by 23 votes in favour, 13 against and one abstention. Extracts from the vote and statements by Dolors MONTSERRAT (EPP,ES), Rapporteur and by Kathleen VAN BREMPT (S&D,BE), COVI Chair. The report which concludes the year and three months a half long intensive work of the Committee on collecting the evidence and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it had on citizens and their fundamental rights, the businesses, the health sector and international community.

COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future: extracts from the vote (12/06) and statements by Dolors MONTSERRAT (EPP, ES), Rapporteur and by Kathleen VAN BREMPT (S&D, BE), COVI Chair

From 2020 to 2022, the European Union has faced a public health threat with the COVID-19 pandemic. On 10 March 2022, the European Parliament established a new special committee on the COVID-19 pandemic, composed of 38 members. After more than a year of work, the final report is voted and presents its recommendations for the future, based on the lesson learned. This clip illustrates two years of pandemic through footages of lockdowns, testings, masks distributions, vaccinations, digital certificates but also comes back on the work of the COVI Committee with extracts of past meetings.

Memoclip: COVID-19 pandemic - lessons learned and recommendations for the future

Announcement of the results of the voting session during the plenary session in Brussels on 23 June 2022 on the motion resolutions on the candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia. After the adoption, MEPs stand and applause in the hemicycle.

Voting session - Motions resolutions on Candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia

MEPs approve by large majority teh beginning of interistitutional negotiations on the extension of the Digital COVID Certificate - Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES).

Voting session, including the extension of the Digital COVID Certificate - Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES)

Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D,ES), chair of LIBE Committee makes a statement about the Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) voting a proposal to extend the validity of the EU Digital COVID Certificate for another year, before it expires on 30 June.

Extension of the EU Digital COVID Certificate: vote and statement by Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D,ES), Chair of LIBE Committee

This Infoclip illustrates the fight against Covid-19 crisis : research on vaccines, production of vaccines, vaccination all around Europe, EU Digital Covid Certificate. This infoclip also highlights work of nurses, doctors and technicians searching for cancer treatments and taking care of their patients.

Infoclip: Health crisis

During the plenary session (5-8 July 2021) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on State of play of the implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate regulations.

State of play of the implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate regulations: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (5-8 July 2021) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on State of play of the implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate regulations. Opening statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

State of play of the implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate regulations: opening statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice

During the plenary session (5-8 July 2021) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on State of play of the implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate regulations. Closing statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice.

State of play of the implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate regulations: closing statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice

David SASSOLI, EP President sign into law the EU digital COVID certificate with António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister and President in office of the Council of the EU, in the presence of Ursula von der LEYEN, EC President - Formal signature ceremony.

Signing ceremony of the EU Digital COVID Certificate: Signature by David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament, Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission and Antonio COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister

Formal signature of the EU Digital COVID Certificate at the European Parliament in Brussels by David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament, Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission and Antonio COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister. The EU Digital Covid Certificate will apply in all EU member states from 1 July and will facilitate intra-EU travel during the pandemic. it will also contribute to the economic recover by showing a common proof that a person has been vaccinated, had a negative test result or recovered from Covid-19 in the last six months.

Signing ceremony of the EU Digital COVID Certificate

Formal signature of the EU Digital COVID Certificate at the European Parliament in Brussels: Joint statements by David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament, Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission and Antonio COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Signing ceremony of the EU Digital COVID Certificate: Joint statements by David SASSOLI, EP President, Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission and Antonio COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister

Announcement of the results of the voting session (08/06) during the plenary session (7-10 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Result on vote on the EU Digital COVID Certificate: amendment 26 : 690 voting, 546 in favour, 93 against and 51 abstentions. Amendment 27: 690 voting, 575 in favour, 72 against and 43 abstention. Approuved.

Announcement of the results of the voting session (08/06) notably on the EU Digital COVID Certificate and ambiance shots prior to the debate

Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), rapporteur, gives a press conference on the EU digital COVID Certificate, in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Statement is followed by a questions and answers session with journalists.

Press conference by Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), rapporteur, on the EU digital COVID Certificate

During the plenary session (7-10 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on EU Digital COVID Certificate: MEPs debate 3/3

Joint debate on EU Digital COVID Certificate: MEPs debate 3/3

During the plenary session (7-10 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on EU Digital COVID Certificate. Part 1.

Joint debate on EU Digital COVID Certificatee: MEPs debate 1/3

During the plenary session (7-10 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the EU Digital COVID Certificate: opening statements by Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), Rapporteur, and Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Joint debate on the EU Digital COVID Certificate: opening statements by Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), Rapporteur, and Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate to give final approval to the EU Digital COVID Certificate, to facilitate intra-EU travel during the pandemic and contribute to the economic recovery. Once adopted by the Parliament and the Council it will apply in all EU member states from 1 July. Statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), Rapporteur, Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL), Sophia IN 'T VELD (Renew, NL), Tineke STRIK (Greens/EFA, NL), Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI (ECR, PL) and Cornelia ERNST (The Left, DE).

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