PM to push for EU vaccination certificate to create ‘fast travel lane’ for tourists

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated his call for an EU-wide vaccination certificate that would simplify travel across the bloc, noting the importance of setting it up ahead of this year's summer season.

Presenting the idea in an opinion piece published in Euractiv on Thursday, Mitsotakis stressed that the idea is to create a "fast travel lane" that would minimize delays for citizens who have been inoculated and "not to divide Europeans into two categories."

The call coincides with the virtual meeting of EU leaders on Thursday to discuss, among others, the roll-out of vaccines across the block. The Greek premier said he will bring up the issue in the meeting.

"Through the EU wide introduction of an agreed and standardised digital vaccine certificate template we can quickly open up again, reviving tourism and recreation, and allowing our citizens...