EU will start to accept Ukrainian COVID certificates from August 20
Ukrainian COVID certificates will be accepted in the countries of the European Union from August 20.
The decision was made by the European Commission on Thursday, Ukrinform reports with reference to the EC’s press service.
“The Commission adopted today three equivalence decisions for North Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine. This means that the countries will be connected to the EU’s system and that COVID certificates issued by North Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine will be accepted in the EU, as of tomorrow, under the same conditions as the EU Digital COVID Certificate,” reads the statement.
As noted, North Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine agreed to accept the EU Digital COVID Certificate for travel from the EU to their countries.
The European Commission underscores that their participation in the EU’s Digital COVID Certificate will thus facilitate safe travel to and from the EU.
“I am pleased to see that the list of countries implementing a system based on the EU Digital COVID Certificate is growing steadily and we are setting standards internationally. This will help to facilitate safe travel, also beyond the borders of our Union,” EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders said.
Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi welcomed the three countries and noted that “our partners are an integral part of opening up [for travel] safely together.”
“I welcome Ukraine, North Macedonia and Turkey in our Digital COVID Certificate system and look forward to more of our neighbours connecting soon.”
The three decisions adopted today will enter into force as of tomorrow, August 20 2021 and are available online.
Earlier, the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine informed that the European Union officially recognized that the Ukrainian COVID certificates in the Diia application corresponded to the European ones.
A COVID certificate is a document in the Diia application which will confirm the status of vaccination, negative PCR test result, or recovery from coronavirus disease. The certificate will appear next to other digital documents in the application.
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