On 3 June 2021, the Commission put forward a proposal building on the eIDAS framework, with the aim of giving at least 80 % of citizens the possibility to use a digital identity to access key public services by 2030 and to do so across EU borders. The updated European digital identity framework would also allow citizens to identify and authenticate themselves online (via their European digital identity wallet) without having to resort to commercial providers, a practice that raises trust, security and privacy concerns. In parallel, the Commission adopted a recommendation to design a toolbox supporting the framework so as to avoid fragmentation and barriers due to diverging standards.Within the European Parliament, the file has been assigned to the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE). This infolips show examples of the many different ways to identify and use public and bank services in the EU.

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Infoclip: European Digital Identity

Woman on a park bench identifying herself on her iphone and logging into the online public service of the Belgian Finance Ministry to check declaration ans taxes, 10 shots

Woman identifying herself and logging into Estonian patient portal to check medical data, 7 shots

Man identifying himself and logging into the virtual office of the Spanish Employment office to check his emplyment records, 8 shots

Man identifying himself and logging into the Italian National Institute for Social Security to request a paternal leave and and check freelance records, 8 shots

Woman identifying herself and logging into Spanish government site to request a birth certificte, 4 shots

Woman identifying herself and logging into the Swedish Tax authorities site and paying her residual tax, 7 shots

Woman in a cafe terrace identifying herself on her iphone and making an international bank transfer, 9 shots