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State of play of the implementation of the EU Digital COVID Certificate regulations (debate)
The Digital COVID Certificate is an important European achievement that is now producing results. In a short period of time we have been able to be consistent with the demands of European citizens and offer them a pan-European system to facilitate free movement within the Union. Greece is one of the first countries to successfully implement the certificate since May and now the whole of Europe benefits from the implementation of this digital tool, prioritising the safety of cross-border travel. I would like to underline once again that the European COVID Certificate was launched on the initiative of the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, was the most appropriate solution for a safe exit from the pandemic in view of the summer season and is now available free of charge in all EU languages. Today we are doubly proud as Greeks but also as Europeans, because we have proved that we can, in difficult circumstances, have the answers that our citizens demand and apply them for the common good. As vaccinations progress across the EU, we can feel safe and free to organise without restrictions our summer holidays with the new European COVID Certificate as a weapon.