On Friday 19 March, the ambassadors of the EU Member States set up a group of experts who will work on the draft regulation creating a digital green certificate, a diplomatic source said.
These experts, appointed by the Member States, will begin their work on Monday 22 March. Many technical points are indeed left open by the proposal made on Wednesday 17 by the Commission (see EUROPE 12680/1).
The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU intends to move forward as quickly as possible and work “day and night”, according to this source, who could not say whether the European Commission’s objective of having this tool in place by the end of May in the EU is achievable. Several Member States have doubts about this ambitious timetable.
The digital green certificate should make it easier for Europeans to cross borders by proving that they are vaccinated, have recently tested negative or have recovered from Covid-19, using a form that is interoperable and mutually accepted in the Member States. (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)