News Overview
The Digital Identity Regulation entered into force on 20/05/2024. It amends the previous Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as regards establishing the European Digital Identity Framework. Member States will now be required to offer at least one EU Digital Identity Wallet to all Citizens, and Residents by 2026.
The wallet will be a mobile app enabling users to identify themselves to public and private online services, all over Europe. In addition, users will be able to store, present and share digital documents (everything from university diplomas to train tickets) as well as electronically sign or seal documents.
The EU Digital Identity Wallet will revolutionise the way European citizens and businesses engage with online services by seamlessly integrating convenience, safety and privacy. By providing a transparent and secure framework, this innovative solution ensures that our personal data remains safeguarded as we navigate the digital world.
Thierry Breton Commissioner for Internal Market
The European Commission has already invested €46 million from the Digital Europe Programme in four Large Scale Pilots — to test the EU Digital Identity Wallet in a range of everyday use-cases; including Mobile Driving Licences, payments, and education and professional qualifications.
A second call for large-scale pilots to support the deployment of the wallets has just been published.
Today marks an important step in the development of the EU Digital Identity Wallet. About two years from now, every European will be able to safely manage personal digital documents and access public and private online services with full control of personal data from a personal mobile app offered on a voluntary basis to all European citizens and residents.
Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President for a Europe Fit for the Digital Age
Now that the regulation is in force, the Commission will prepare implementing acts defining the specifications needed to build inter-operable EU Digital Identity Wallets that all feature the same high level of security and data protection, while working seamlessly across the EU.
What are the Large Scale Pilots?
Large Scale Pilot projects are currently test driving the many use cases of the EU Digital Identity Wallet in the real world.