Final agreement on EU Digital Identity Wallets expands scope of regulations

The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have reached an agreement on a new framework for European digital identity, including regulation on digital ID wallets.

A news release from the European Commission says this concludes the two legislative bodies’ work to implement results of the provisional political agreement reached in June around a legal framework for a trusted and secure digital identity for all Europeans.

Under the new eIDAS 2.0 regulations, the EU Digital Identity Wallet …

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