{"id":3163301,"date":"2021-09-23T08:17:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T08:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/eu-digital-covid-certificate-equivalence-for-albania\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:16:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:16:57","slug":"eu-digital-covid-certificate-equivalence-for-albania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/eu-digital-covid-certificate-equivalence-for-albania\/","title":{"rendered":"EU digital COVID certificate equivalence for Albania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n\n<span lang=\"EN-GB\">On 15 September, seven new<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>decisions entered into force, meaning that COVID-19 certificates issued by Albania, Andorra, the Faroe Islands, Israel, Monaco, Morocco and Panama are equivalent to<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>the EU\u2019s digital COVID certificate. As a result, the seven countries and territories will be connected to the EU&#8217;s system, and the COVID certificates they issue will be accepted in the EU under the same conditions as EU digital COVID certificates. At the same time, the countries and territories agreed to accept the<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>EU digital COVID certificate<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>for travel from the EU to their countries. <\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\n<i><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\n<span lang=\"EN-GB\">Commissioner for Justice, Didier<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>Reynders<\/strong><i>, <\/i>said:<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>\u201cDuring this summer we have seen that citizens are able to travel safely thanks to the EU digital COVID certificate. This is a win-win situation: citizens can enjoy their right to free movement, and businesses \u2013 as well as the transport sector \u2013 can start making up for the losses of past months. Since June, more than 420 million EU certificates have been issued. I therefore welcome more and more countries outside the EU joining our successful system. A total number of 42 countries \u2013 27 EU Member States and 15 non-EU countries \u2013 are now taking part in the EU\u2019s digital COVID certificate system, confirming the EU certificate as an international standard.\u201d <\/em><\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 15 September, seven new\u00a0decisions entered into force, meaning that COVID-19 certificates issued by Albania, Andorra, the Faroe Islands, Israel, Monaco, Morocco and Panama are equivalent to\u00a0the EU\u2019s digital COVID certificate. 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