European Parliament requires EU to introduce COVID certificates for a year

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the proposal to issue a certificate confirming the right to free movement in Europe during a pandemic.

Vaccination certificates must be entered in the EU for a maximum period of 12 months, European Parliament (EP) reported.

MEPs agreed that the new EU COVID-19 certificate – instead of the digital green certificate proposed by the European Commission – should be valid for 12 months, and not longer, the document says.