Certifications
I, Charles E. Porter, the Principal Executive Officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that:
1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-CSR of the funds listed on Attachment A:
2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by each report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included ineach report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in each report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which each report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of each report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to each registrant's auditors and the audit committee of each registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect each registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in each registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 28, 2008
/s/ Charles E. Porter
_______________________
Charles E. Porter
Principal Executive Officer
Certifications
I, Steven D. Krichmar, the Principal Financial Officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that:
1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-CSR of the funds listed on Attachment A:
2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by each report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in each report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in each report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which each report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of each report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to each registrant's auditors and the audit committee of each registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect each registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in each registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 28, 2008
/s/ Steven D. Krichmar
_______________________
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer
| Attachment A | ||
| N-CSR | ||
| Period ended December 31, 2007 | ||
| 057 | Putnam Europe Equity Fund | |
| 841 | Putnam International Equity Fund | |
| 852 | Putnam New Opportunities Fund | |
| 2HF | Putnam Small Cap Growth Fund | |
| 2CE | Putnam International Growth & Income Fund | |
| 377 | Putnam Discovery Growth Fund | |
| 2PX | Putnam VT American Government Income Fund | |
| 2TP | Putnam VT Capital Appreciation Fund | |
| 23K | Putnam VT Capital Opportunities Fund | |
| 2TJ | Putnam VT Discovery Growth Fund | |
| 961 | Putnam VT Diversified Income Fund | |
| 23N | Putnam VT Equity Income Fund | |
| 2IS | Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston | |
| 070 | Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund | |
| 016 | Putnam VT Global Equity Fund | |
| 066 | Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund | |
| 2PU | Putnam VT Growth Opportunities Fund | |
| 2IW | Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund | |
| 067 | Putnam VT High Yield Fund | |
| 068 | Putnam VT Income Fund | |
| 2DO | Putnam VT International Equity Fund | |
| 2DN | Putnam VT International Growth and Income Fund | |
| 2DP | Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund | |
| 2IO | Putnam VT Investors Fund | |
| 23H | Putnam VT Mid Cap Value Fund | |
| 069 | Putnam VT Money Market Fund | |
| 098 | Putnam VT New Opportunities Fund | |
| 2DR | Putnam VT New Value Fund | |
| 2IP | Putnam VT OTC & Emerging Growth Fund | |
| 2LA | Putnam VT Research Fund | |
| 2MJ | Putnam VT Small Cap Value Fund | |
| 152 | Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income Fund | |
| 2DQ | Putnam VT Vista Fund | |
| 065 | Putnam VT Voyager Fund | |