Croatia starts applying EU digital COVID certification

BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) - Croatia became one of the first EU countries to start the EU digital COVID-19 certificate application and apply it in border controls.

Croatian Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic visited the Bregana Border Gate to observe the digital COVID-19 certificate application on-site.

In his statement, Bozinovic said they are happy to be among the first countries in the application.

“Those who have received a digital certificate in their country spend a maximum of 20 seconds at the border and enter the country without any problems,” said Bozinovic.

He added that 112 people so far entered Croatia with the certificates and some 40,000 people have applied for digital certificates in Croatia.

Croatia had implemented a digital certificate earlier this week.

The EU COVID-19 digital certificate shows the person's vaccination status, whether they have been infected with COVID-19 as well as the result of the PCR test.

Croatia also announced that it has opened its borders to EU citizens who have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine 22 days before their entry.