A new report by the European Court of Auditors has determined that while the EU’s Digital Covid Certificate did help coordinate travel restrictions between EU countries and was "effective in facilitating travel" during the pandemic, the impact of other tools "was modest".
The report praised the European Commission for swiftly proposing technological solutions, but found usage by EU destinations "varied significantly" meaning their impact on facilitating travel "was uneven".
"The auditors call on the EU to prepare itself better, so that it can face potential future emergencies more successfully," the report concluded.
