The new Pact on Migration and Asylum, presented by the European Commission in September 2020, sets the objective of making the visa procedure fully digitalised by 2025, with a digital visa and the ability to submit visa applications online. The Commission presented the legislative proposal...
Eurosmart, the leading European association representing the digital security industry, welcomes the European Commission’s approach to give citizens the choice of their driving licence format. This technology-agnostic standpoint aligns with a holistic vision of inclusion without discrimination and empowering citizens with their data. Our organisation is...
On March 15, the European Parliament approved the decision to enter interinstitutional negotiations. Ahead of the Trilogues meetings to starts on March 21, and as a complement to Eurosmart’s comments on the Council’s General Approach, Eurosmart shares its policy and technical position to initiate an...
Eurosmart’s recommendations on Council’s general approach The Council of the European Union announced, on 6 December 2022, the adoption of its general approach on the Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as regards Establishing a Framework for a European Digital Identity. Ahead of the...
Eurosmart's feedback on the European Commission's proposal for a Cyber Resilience ActDownload Over the last decade, the European Union has been developing a solid cybersecurity regulatory approach. The overall approach is to make the European market more resilient while ensuring the digital sovereignty of the whole...
Product Liability Directive - Adapting liability rules to the digital age, circular economy and global value chains The Product Liability Directive has proven its value during the past three decades to ensure the victims’ right to compensation, even without fault on the part of the producer...
Eurosmart, the Voice of the Digital Security Industry, started working on digital identity topics in 1999 – long before the eIDAS Regulation was even enacted. The association has developed strong expertise in the field, including standardisation aspects. In this new document, Eurosmart would like to focus...
Eurosmart welcomes the Commission's proposal to update Regulation 1025/2012 to ensure that National Standardisation Bodies (NSBs) are in the driving seat for European standardisation. If adopted, the legislation will rule that only European NSBs have the decision-making power to handle standardisation requests and prepare harmonised...
Sometimes, the security industry must make a critical balancing act between market realities and security. Chip-based documents are a prime example of this fact. Identity cards, passports and other documents usually have a long lifetime, typically ten years. That’s the reality of the identity document...
Eurosmart’s feedback As underlined by President von der Leyen's State of the Union 2021 address, the EU should become a worldwide leader in terms of cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is of utmost importance for the EU; it is at the same time a matter of European industrial policy,...
