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Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111

Office: L-51 13/021

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, CONTENT AND

TECHNOLOGY

The Director-General

Brussels,

CNECT.H.4.001/CF

Their Excellencies the Permanent

Representatives of the Member States

(and of Iceland, Liechtenstein, and

Norway) to the European Union

Subject: Implementation of European Digital Identity Wallets

Your Excellency,

The European Union has decided to introduce EU Digital Identity Wallets for all its

citizens at the end of 2026. These personal digital wallets will be installed on mobile

phones and offer the possibility to securely identify and/or authenticate for online public

and private services and share digital documents securely and under full user control and

protection of personal data.

To ensure the success of this strategic project for the EU, it is important that all Member

States attach a high degree of priority and urgency to the technical preparations for the

issuance of the wallet at the end of next year as required by the European Digital Identity

Regulation (1).

The Commission already provides several components to facilitate this process: An

Architecture and Reference Framework developed jointly with Member states experts

provides detailed technical specifications and reference standards for the wallet

framework. It will be completed in December and inform an update of key implementing

acts. In addition, the Commission makes available a wallet template which delivers

software components and libraries to facilitate Member States’ wallet developments. The

template will be completed in November for all key functionalities.

As the European Digital Identity Cooperation Group identified several difficulties and

delays in a number of Member States to ensure the timely issuance of wallets at its last

meeting in May this year, the Commission has decided to extend its support to Member

States:

• The Commission has decided to launch an additional call for proposals for large

scale pilot project(s) to support cooperation between Member States on wallet

development and certification and to promote the integration of mobile driving

(1) Regulation EU (2024) 1183

2

licenses into EU Digital Identity Wallets. This additional call is planned for early

October. Its main objective is to ensure the timely issuance of wallets in all Member

states at the end of 2026. (2) In order to prepare for this call, I encourage the

competent administrations responsible for the issuance of the EU Digital Identity

Wallet in your Member State to engage already now with their counterparts in other

Member States to identify areas where support is needed and where it can be

offered.

• Furthermore, the Commission has decided to provide a common testing

infrastructure to facilitate the functional certification of national wallets which

should be available in the beginning of 2026.

To assist Member State competent authorities in planning the necessary activities for the

deployment of wallets at the end of 2026, I would like to share with you in the attachment

an overview of essential milestones and intermediate tasks that would have to be

completed in the coming months.

I would be grateful if you could assess the preparatory activities that your Member State

has undertaken against these milestones and tasks, and if you could inform the Commission

about any difficulties or delays in meeting them in order to discuss how further support

can be provided. This will help us target better the different support actions foreseen.

I am planning to organise a meeting of the European Digital Identity Cooperation

Group at high-level before the end of the year to take stock on progress.

Yours sincerely

Roberto Viola

Contact:

Norbert SAGSTETTER – e-mail: [email protected]; Tel.: +352 4301-

35460

Attachments:

Essential Milestones and Tasks to complete for Issuance of the European Digital Identity

Wallet end 2026

(2) Pending the amendment of the DEP 2025-2027 Work Programme

Electronically signed

3

Attachment:

Milestones and Suggested Intermediate Tasks in Preparation for Issuance of the

European Digital Identity Wallets

Milestone and Intermediate Tasks Suggested Latest

Completion Date

Legal

Reference

Milestone 1

Establish national certification scheme

Intermediate Tasks:

• Develop a certification strategy that identifies suitable

CAB(s) and a certification timeline

• Identify an Owner of the National Certification Scheme

• Transmit the Draft National Certification Scheme to the

European Digital Identity Cooperation Group

(target period: October 2025 to March 2026)

March 2026

Art. 5c (3)

Milestone 2

Designate Conformity Assessment bodies (CAB)

Intermediate Tasks:

• Establish informal Contacts with CABs

• Establish a structured cooperation with the competent

national accreditation body and develop an

accreditation strategy and timeline

March 2026

Art. 5c (1)

Milestone 3

Operate a national Relying Party Registry

Intermediate Tasks:

• Designate a competent authority for the RP Register

(Registrar) (target date: December 2025)

• Define a registration policy / process (target date:

December 2025)

• Designate Certificate Authority for Access Certificates

(target date: December 2025)

• Designate Certificate Authority for Registration

Certificates (if applicable) (target date: December 2025)

• Implement Certificate Policy (target date: June 2026)

September 2026

Art. 3(1)

(2) (4) of

CIR

2025/848,

Annex I)

Milestone 4

4

Certification and Public Issuance of Wallet

Intermediate Tasks

• Identify a PID Provider and a Wallet Provider (target

date: December 2025)

• Complete Conformity / Functional Testing of national

Wallet (target date: April 2026)

• Release of the certified wallet on app stores (target

date: September 2026)

December 2026

(legal deadline)

Art. 5c (1),

5d (1)

Electronically signed on 26/09/2025 16:36 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121

Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111

Office: L-51 13/021

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, CONTENT AND

TECHNOLOGY

The Director-General

Brussels,

CNECT.H.4.001/CF

Their Excellencies the Permanent

Representatives of the Member States

(and of Iceland, Liechtenstein, and

Norway) to the European Union

Subject: Implementation of European Digital Identity Wallets

Your Excellency,

The European Union has decided to introduce EU Digital Identity Wallets for all its

citizens at the end of 2026. These personal digital wallets will be installed on mobile

phones and offer the possibility to securely identify and/or authenticate for online public

and private services and share digital documents securely and under full user control and

protection of personal data.

To ensure the success of this strategic project for the EU, it is important that all Member

States attach a high degree of priority and urgency to the technical preparations for the

issuance of the wallet at the end of next year as required by the European Digital Identity

Regulation (1).

The Commission already provides several components to facilitate this process: An

Architecture and Reference Framework developed jointly with Member states experts

provides detailed technical specifications and reference standards for the wallet

framework. It will be completed in December and inform an update of key implementing

acts. In addition, the Commission makes available a wallet template which delivers

software components and libraries to facilitate Member States’ wallet developments. The

template will be completed in November for all key functionalities.

As the European Digital Identity Cooperation Group identified several difficulties and

delays in a number of Member States to ensure the timely issuance of wallets at its last

meeting in May this year, the Commission has decided to extend its support to Member

States:

• The Commission has decided to launch an additional call for proposals for large

scale pilot project(s) to support cooperation between Member States on wallet

development and certification and to promote the integration of mobile driving

(1) Regulation EU (2024) 1183

2

licenses into EU Digital Identity Wallets. This additional call is planned for early

October. Its main objective is to ensure the timely issuance of wallets in all Member

states at the end of 2026. (2) In order to prepare for this call, I encourage the

competent administrations responsible for the issuance of the EU Digital Identity

Wallet in your Member State to engage already now with their counterparts in other

Member States to identify areas where support is needed and where it can be

offered.

• Furthermore, the Commission has decided to provide a common testing

infrastructure to facilitate the functional certification of national wallets which

should be available in the beginning of 2026.

To assist Member State competent authorities in planning the necessary activities for the

deployment of wallets at the end of 2026, I would like to share with you in the attachment

an overview of essential milestones and intermediate tasks that would have to be

completed in the coming months.

I would be grateful if you could assess the preparatory activities that your Member State

has undertaken against these milestones and tasks, and if you could inform the Commission

about any difficulties or delays in meeting them in order to discuss how further support

can be provided. This will help us target better the different support actions foreseen.

I am planning to organise a meeting of the European Digital Identity Cooperation

Group at high-level before the end of the year to take stock on progress.

Yours sincerely

Roberto Viola

Contact:

Norbert SAGSTETTER – e-mail: [email protected]; Tel.: +352 4301-

35460

Attachments:

Essential Milestones and Tasks to complete for Issuance of the European Digital Identity

Wallet end 2026

(2) Pending the amendment of the DEP 2025-2027 Work Programme

Electronically signed

3

Attachment:

Milestones and Suggested Intermediate Tasks in Preparation for Issuance of the

European Digital Identity Wallets

Milestone and Intermediate Tasks Suggested Latest

Completion Date

Legal

Reference

Milestone 1

Establish national certification scheme

Intermediate Tasks:

• Develop a certification strategy that identifies suitable

CAB(s) and a certification timeline

• Identify an Owner of the National Certification Scheme

• Transmit the Draft National Certification Scheme to the

European Digital Identity Cooperation Group

(target period: October 2025 to March 2026)

March 2026

Art. 5c (3)

Milestone 2

Designate Conformity Assessment bodies (CAB)

Intermediate Tasks:

• Establish informal Contacts with CABs

• Establish a structured cooperation with the competent

national accreditation body and develop an

accreditation strategy and timeline

March 2026

Art. 5c (1)

Milestone 3

Operate a national Relying Party Registry

Intermediate Tasks:

• Designate a competent authority for the RP Register

(Registrar) (target date: December 2025)

• Define a registration policy / process (target date:

December 2025)

• Designate Certificate Authority for Access Certificates

(target date: December 2025)

• Designate Certificate Authority for Registration

Certificates (if applicable) (target date: December 2025)

• Implement Certificate Policy (target date: June 2026)

September 2026

Art. 3(1)

(2) (4) of

CIR

2025/848,

Annex I)

Milestone 4

4

Certification and Public Issuance of Wallet

Intermediate Tasks

• Identify a PID Provider and a Wallet Provider (target

date: December 2025)

• Complete Conformity / Functional Testing of national

Wallet (target date: April 2026)

• Release of the certified wallet on app stores (target

date: September 2026)

December 2026

(legal deadline)

Art. 5c (1),

5d (1)

Electronically signed on 26/09/2025 16:36 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121