SEASON'S GREETING and HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Together, we are #ConnectingEurope.

2018 has been another landmark year for cross-border digital public services in Europe, realised through the CEF Building Blocks.

In a first for the CEF Digital 2018 programme, we’ve welcomed three new Building Blocks to the CEF family: Big Data Test Infrastructure (BDTI), Context Broker and eArchiving. At a launch event in Brussels, experts from the Building Block teams presented their goals and rationale as well as their value to Europe’s digital ecosystem. Together, with 130 participants and 19 speakers we welcomed the three new Building Blocks.

For the more established CEF Building Blocks, eDelivery, eID, eInvoicing, eSignature and eTranslation, the upwards trend continues with the number of projects reusing the CEF Building Blocks reaching 108 in the third quarter of 2018. We’ve also published a further 21 Connecting Europe Success Stories, telling the stories and sharing the experiences of project teams throughout Europe.

These Success Stories have highlighted that the CEF Building Blocks concretely support teams deliver digital services quickly, affordably and in an interoperable manner.

Together, we are harnessing the value of the digital transformation to the benefit of all European citizens, businesses and public administrations. We look forward to making 2019 even more significant and continue connecting Europe together in the new year.

Wishing all CEF stakeholders the very best during the holiday season.

The CEF Building Blocks team