European leaders began a two-day virtual meeting to discuss the pandemic on Thursday (25 February) when they agreed to continue working on a “common approach” to vaccination certificates.
German chancellor Angela Merkel said during a post-meeting press conference: “Everyone agreed that we need a digital vaccination certificate.
“This will make travelling within the EU possible and could pave the way for further travel from third countries into the EU.”
Merkel added that it would take the European Commission around three months to complete the technical work needed to create these digital certificates.
