Review of the European interoperability framework

This feedback has been developed by professor Björn Lundell (Ph.D.), research group leader of the Software Systems Research Group, University of Skövde, Sweden. The comments and recommendations draws from many years of research in the area related to the review of the European Interoperability Framework.

This is a joint response by CNLL, the French open-source business association, and the EuroStack Initiative Foundation e.V., to the European Commission's call for evidence on the review of the European Interoperability Framework. Both treat interoperability as the fundamental variable, for economic reasons.

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) welcomes the review of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) and supports its objectives of strengthening interoperability, digital sovereignty, resilience and competitiveness. While the Call for Evidence rightly emphasizes resilience and trust, it gives comparatively little attention to the cybersecurity dimension needed to achieve these objectives.

The European Committee for Interoperable Systems (ECIS) is an international non-profit association founded in 1989 that endeavours to promote a favourable environment for interoperable ICT solutions. We actively represent our members regarding issues related to interoperability and competition before European and international fora.

Linux Foundation Europe welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the review of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF), which has the potential of supporting open, resilient, and collaborative digital public infrastructure.

Please find the contribution of OFE in the attached file. This submission argues that the next EIF should be strengthened along three lines: clear terminology; a strong and concrete link between openness and reusability, in particular by treating open source software as the default choice for publicly funded interoperability solutions; and a shift from principle-setting towards verification, through reference…

This statement is submitted in the name of D4E as the submitting entity. The Data for Energy Working Group (D4E) which is a subgroup of the Smart Energy Expert Group (SEEG) of the European Commission. The D4E/STF/CoW Joint Report (May 2026) on data exchange for flexibility and smart bidirectional charging provides the basis for this submission.

Brandenburg Spatial Information Infrastructure welcomes the review of the European Interoperability Framework and sees it as an opportunity to establish interoperability as a binding design principle for digital government in Europe. The European Interoperability Framework addresses many aspects of digital government and covers different areas of expertise.

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The European Interoperability Framework helps EU public administrations work together by offering clear guidance on how to connect digital services across borders and sectors. Last updated in 2017, it needs to be revised again to align with new digital laws, technologies and needs.

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In short: Rotterdam considers the EIF a valuable strategic framework, but believes it should evolve from a high-level source of inspiration into a more operational and actionable framework. The municipality recommends strengthening the EIF by formally recognizing cultural interoperability, embedding it explicitly in European initiatives and legislation, providing more concrete guidance for cross-border public…

The European Interoperability Framework should continue to play a central role in enabling the effective functioning of cross-border digital public services. Its core principlesmultilayer interoperability, reuse, openness and interoperability by designremain valid and should be further strengthened.

The opinion calls for the European Interoperability Framework to be further developed into a workable implementation framework. This requires reusable reference architectures, concrete project and procurement templates, clear responsibilities and auditable requirements for interfaces, data quality, security and portability.

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The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions shares the Commission’s conclusions on the problem areas of the existing framework. From a municipal and regional perspective, the future EIF should evolve from being primarily a framework of principles for interoperability to a practical implementation support for digital transformation.

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Tax and tax professionals are a key pillar in the intermediation between the business fabric, which is mainly made up of SMEs and the public administration (PA). As a result, the structural limitations of the current digitalisation facility directly affect their daily operations and the competitiveness of the assisted enterprises.

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In connection with spatial information sector the point of view from National Mapping Agency (NMCA): 1.What elements of the previous EIF versions should be kept or strengthened? The EIF aligns with Horizon 2020, the INSPIRE Directive, and the smart cities/communities projects. Moreover, the EIFs overlaps and inconsistencies with other projects are restricted.