Issuance of and technical standards for digital travel credentials based on identity cards
Digitalisation of identity cards issued to EU citizens
- Stage
- Commission proposal, reached 13 Nov 2024
- Procedure
- Consultation procedure
- Rapporteur
- Javier Zarzalejos (EPP)
- Lead DG
- DG JUST
- Last activity
- 17 Jan 2025
Where it stands
Latest: Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme 2026, 21 Oct 2025.
- 13 Nov 2024
- Referred to committee
- 17 Jan 2025
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Digitalisation of identity cards issued to EU citizens, 177 responses · Commission
- 21 Oct 2025
- Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme 2026 · Commission
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Javier Zarzalejos | EPP | ES | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Assita Kanko | ECR | BE | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Damien Carême | The Left | FR | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Jan-Christoph Oetjen | Renew | DE | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Juan Fernando López Aguilar | S&D | ES | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Marieke Ehlers | PfE | NL | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Markéta Gregorová | Greens/EFA | CZ | LIBE |
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2025 | 177 |
Summary
GeneratedThe Commission proposes a secure European Digital Identity Wallet for storing and using digital versions of national ID cards and credentials. It affects EU citizens, national identity-issuing authorities, and online service providers requiring secure authentication. Currently at the Commission proposal stage, it will be negotiated by the European Parliament and the Council.
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