The European Commission's Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), after consulting with stakeholders, have updated the roadmap for their Memorandum of Understanding on eHealth/Health information technologies.

On 23rd June 2015, Robert Madelin was commissioned by the President of the European Commission to conduct an innovation policy review.

From 1st July, people, businesses and public administrations will be able to carry out convenient, secure and legally valid electronic transactions across borders. EU rules on electronic signatures, electronic seals, time stamps, electronic delivery service and website authentication, as well as electronic documents apply directly across the 28 Member States. For example, an electronic signature will be recognised in the same way as a written one, across the EU. Cross-border digital transactions will be more convenient and more secure in a Digital Single Market.