Free Qualified Signatures Should Not Come at the Expense of a Competitive Trust Services Market
As eIDAS 2.0 moves towards trilogue, ESD calls for the deletion of the requirement to provide qualified electronic signatures free of charge to all EUDI Wallet users. While supporting wider access to qualified signatures, ESD warns that extending free services to legal persons could shift costs to taxpayers and undermine Europe’s competitive trust services market. A sustainable framework should promote wallet adoption while preserving competition, innovation and Europe’s existing trust infrastructure.
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