Don’t Fragment the Digital Single Market! Make eIDAS 2 Even More Powerful by Deleting Recital 31a

Position Papers · March 6, 2023

As eIDAS 2.0 moves towards trilogue, ESD calls for the deletion of the newly introduced Recital 31a. ESD warns that encouraging Member States to develop different approaches to the use of advanced and qualified electronic signatures risks creating national fragmentation where eIDAS is designed to provide European harmonisation. A coherent EU framework for electronic signatures is essential for cross-border interoperability, legal certainty and a functioning Digital Single Market.