The EU Commission is planning to extend the use of digital corona certificates until at least June 30, 2023. The original agreement stipulates that these should be applied by the end of June 2022. Approval by the members of the European Union is considered likely.

In the previous year, it was apparently assumed that the EU certificates would be needed for a maximum of one year. It was therefore agreed on a provisional term until the end of June 2022. The EU Commission is now of the opinion that this is not sufficient and points out, among other things, that the further course of the pandemic is unpredictable. Therefore, it is proposed to the member states to extend it until June 30, 2023.

For private individuals, this process would only have an impact if the certificates were not continued. This is considered extremely unlikely, as many EU countries, including Austria and Germany, rely heavily on QR codes in everyday life. Therefore, the formal approval of the governments is considered a mere formality.