“On March 17, the European Commission will approve its proposals on this document, which will not be called a passport, but will be called a“ green electronic pass ”.

The question of its practical application will be decided later by the EU countries, ”TASS quotes him.

Earlier Bloomberg wrote that vaccination passports will appear in the European Union no earlier than in three to four months.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that the idea of ​​introducing covid passports in the EU contradicts the rule of voluntary vaccination.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it does not currently support the introduction of covid passports.