Tursky: Austria ready for EU wallet thanks to ID-Austria

2024-03-02 07:57:07

EU Parliament decides: Digital wallet will come to all member states by 2026; Austria is ahead with ID-Austria and e-ID app

Vienna (OTS) – The EU wallet is becoming a reality: On Thursday, the members of the European Parliament passed the legal act for the European digital wallet, the eIDAS reform, with a large majority. All EU member states must make the digital wallet available to their citizens by autumn 2026.

“We welcome the decision at European level. Now it’s time for many member states to implement it. Austria is taking on a pioneering role with ID-Austria and the eID app. Essentially, ID-Austria already meets all the requirements for use as an EU wallet. The highest Austrian and European security and data protection standards are met. That’s why ID-Austria was recognized by the EU as the safest mobile solution,” said State Secretary for Digitalization and Telecommunications Florian Tursky.

Thanks to the eIDAS notification completed in 2022, ID-Austria already enjoys EU-wide recognition. This simplifies and secures the processing of cross-border online transactions and contact with authorities – both for ID-Austria holders in other EU countries and for users of solutions from other EU states in Austria.

The “eID” app with the digital driving license, the digital registration certificate and the digital proof of age lays the foundation for identification and proof in the Austrian implementation of the EU wallet. Parliament’s decision has now set the course for the EU-wide recognition of these documents.

“By 2026, every EU member state must provide a wallet for their digital ID cards. The digital driving license will be the first ID card recognized across Europe. With our preparations, we are already in a pioneering role and are ensuring that the Austrian digital driving license will be valid throughout Europe from autumn 2026,” concluded State Secretary Florian Tursky.

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