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EU to propose digital vaccination passport in March, von der Leyen says

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a presser at the end of a video conference meeting of the members of the European Council focused on the Covid-19 pandemic, in Brussels, on January 21, 2021.
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The European Commission will present a proposal in March on creating an EU-wide digital vaccination passport, Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday.

"As for the question of what the digital green passport could look like: we will submit a legislative proposal in March," she said in a video conference with German conservative lawmakers.