Press releases

12 Nov, 2014

Eurosmart released today a press release (in French), after the French government implied that, for budgetary reasons, the chip from the newly implemented electronic driving license could be removed. [pdf-embedder url="http://www.eurosmart.digital/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Eurosmart-Communiqu-de-presse-Permis-de-conduire-lectronique-en-France-Novembre-2014.pdf" title="Eurosmart – Communiqu de presse – Permis de conduire lectronique en France – Novembre 2014"]...

10 Nov, 2014

Treating smart cards as Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment would cause serious security and privacy risks for EU citizens On the 13 of August 2012, the updated version of the European Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE Directive) entered into force1. By...

14 Oct, 2014

Following the recent entry into force of the eIDAS Regulation, Eurosmart co-organized with the European Commission and other sectoral associations* the eIDAS launching event on October 14th 2014. http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-690_en.htm...

17 Dec, 2013

EUROSMART POSITION PAPER ON THE SECOND PAYMENT SERVICES DIRECTIVE [pdf-embedder url="http://www.eurosmart.digital/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Eurosmart-PSD2-proposals-Position-paper.pdf" title="Eurosmart – PSD2 proposals – Position paper"]...

16 Aug, 2013

Eurosmart is pleased to welcome Microsoft as a new member.The application was aproved at Eurosmart's General Assembly on 23 April. [pdf-embedder url="https://www.eurosmart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/eurosmart-microsoft_press_release_08162013.pdf"]...

19 Jul, 2013

In a joint statement, Eurosmart and the Smart Payment Association welcome the development illustrated in the European Central Bank’s “Second Report on Card Fraud”, according to which card fraud has been declining steadily since 2007. [pdf-embedder url="http://www.eurosmart.digital/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/eurosmart_spa_ecb_2nd_report.pdf"]...

27 Jun, 2013

Eurosmart welcomes recent European Commission’s proposals –the reform of EU’s data protection rules,the Regulation on electronic Identification and Trusted Services,and the directive on Network and Information Security, aimed to ensure ahigh level of cyber security across the EU....

29 Apr, 2013

Eurosmart welcomes the increasing interest in the eDriving Licence in Europe, based on the European Directive 383/2012 advocatingthe introduction of a smart secure element as part of the driving license,and recommends that all EU member states implement it to ensurebetter safety on the road and...

23 Apr, 2013

At its annual General Assembly in Brussels on April 23rd, Eurosmart released the 2012 shipments figures as well as the 2013 forecast for the worldwide smart secure devices shipments and the smart secure contactless markets. [pdf-embedder url="http://www.eurosmart.digital/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eurosmart_ga_market_shipment_forecast_april_2013.pdf"]  ...

13 Nov, 2012

European Association for Biometrics and Eurosmart enter into partnership [pdf-embedder url="http://www.eurosmart.digital/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2012-11-23_press-release-eurosmart-eab-partnership-vs1.pdf" title="2012-11-23_press release eurosmart – eab partnership vs1"]...