Pierrakakis: The EU Digital Covid Certificate involved close cooperation between member-states

The EU Digital Covid Certificate was on Friday presented by the Minister of Digital Governance, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, in the presence of the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, European Council President Charles Michel and the Vice President of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas.

Pierrakakis explained exactly how the digital certificate works through gov.gr. He clarified that there is a common EU framework that will allow member-states to issue certificates that are interoperable, compatible, secure and verifiable throughout the Union. He added that tourists also have the opportunity through the Plf platform, if they take a test in Greece, to get the certificate.

The minister stressed that "the EU has shown leadership in promoting this system. It was a European digital choreography. This architectural interaction involved close cooperation between member-states," and noted that the issuance of the digital certificate was not an easy process, as a verification platform had to be set up to prove that the certificate is authentic