EU-wide digital wallet: MEPs reach deal with Council

**Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement on Wednesday on the creation of a pan-European digital identity framework.**

Key points:
- _An EU wallet to authenticate and access public and private services, store, share and e-sign documents_.
- _A wallet to be used on a strictly voluntary basis._
- _Privacy dashboard to give users full control over their data_

**Next Steps**
> The legislation will now have to be endorsed by both Parliament and Council before it becomes law. …

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