The CoV crisis restricts all of our lives. The desire to travel increases as the duration increases. Now EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is holding out the prospect of a way out of the dilemma: the “Green Pass”. If the EU wishes, the digital European vaccination card should be introduced by June 1st.

The electronic ID could thus enable travel in the summer months. Countries could for example waive existing test and quarantine obligations. "We're getting our European way of life back," said EU Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas even before the official presentation. The commission calls the project “digital green proof” - based on the “green passport” for vaccinated people in Israel. 

The EU not only wants to document vaccinations, but also the results of approved PCR and rapid tests as well as survived CoV infections. That reports the ORF. Which doors the proof should open is still in the stars in the EU countries. Some vacationing countries such as Greece or Spain urge that travel facilities be combined with such a document. 

Germany, on the other hand, has spoken out against making it easier for people who have been vaccinated as long as few people have a chance of receiving the protective vaccination. This point of view is also represented by the SPÖ-EU delegation leader Andreas Schieder, who at the same time questions the EU's optimistic schedule. "Given the delivery delays by vaccine manufacturers and the uncertainties with AstraZeneca, the schedule for the vaccination certificate seems almost absurd."

Austria will start implementation as early as April 

Austria will create the legal basis for implementation in the next few days. On the basis of this, the operational implementation could start as early as April, said Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger on Wednesday by broadcast. “This is the right step to regain the greatest possible freedom. I am glad that something is going on here, we will implement it as soon as possible. "

The passport is issued free of charge by the EU states to all EU citizens, their family members and to third-country nationals residing in EU states. It will only be valid for the duration of the pandemic.