The Council of the European Union and European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the core elements of a new framework for a European digital identity (eID).
- The provisional agreement clarifies that the issuance, use for authentication and revocation of wallets should be free of charge to natural persons.
- The wallet will provide the possibility of e-signatures to natural persons free of charge.
- The revised regulation expands the current list of trust services with new qualified trust services, including the provision of electronic ledgers and the management of remote electronic signature and seal creation devices.
- The issuance of electronic attestation of attributes, such as medical certificates or professional qualifications, by qualified providers has been retained from the Commission’s original proposal.
- The press release does not mention any details about QWACs.
Technical work will continue to complete the legal text in accordance with the political agreement. When finalised, the text will be submitted to the member states’ representatives (Coreper) for endorsement. Subject to a legal/linguistic review, the revised regulation will then need to be formally adopted by the Parliament and the Council before it can be published in the EU’s Official Journal and enter into force.
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https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/06/29/council-and-parliament-strike-a-deal-on-a-european-digital-identity-eid/
PKI Consortium
Graham Barr