Regulation (EU) 2024/903 laying down measures for a high level of public sector interoperability across the Union (Interoperable Europe Act)

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Publication Date 22/03/2024
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Regulation (EU) 2024/903 - adopted by the co-legislators on 13 March 2024 - aimed at strengthening cross-border interoperability and cooperation in the public sector across the European Union (EU). The initiative is also known as the Interoperable Europe Act.

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Member States of the European Union have been investing intensely in the digitisation of their public administration. However, the digital transformation of the public sector has not been complemented by interoperability across the EU. Interoperability involved the sharing of information and knowledge between organisations through the business processes they support, by means of exchanging data between their network and information systems. This cannot be achieved solely by technical means; it needs agreements and established processes between different organisations, aligned data descriptions, laws that allow for those data exchanges and structured long-term cooperation.

This Regulation lays down measures that promote the cross-border interoperability of trans-European digital public services. It establishes common rules and a governance framework for the interoperability of the underlying network and information systems.

The draft law was adopted by the European Commission on 18 November 2022, alongside an accompanying Communication. Its specific objectives included:

  • ensuring a consistent, human-centric EU approach to interoperability from policymaking to policy implementation;
  • establishing an interoperability governance structure designed to enable public administrations from all levels and sectors, as well as private stakeholders, to work together;
  • co-creating an ecosystem of interoperability solutions for the EU’s public sector.

The European Parliament's relevant committee adopted a negotiating position on 27 July 2023. The Council of the European Union adopted its general approach to the proposal on 6 October. An informal agreement between the co-legislators on a compromise text for this file was reached on 13 November. This was formally endorsed by the Parliament on 6 February 2024 and by the Council on 4 March. The Act was signed by the co-legislators on 13 March 2024 and published in the Official Journal on 22 March 2024. The Act entered into force on 11 April 2024.

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EUR-LEX: COM(2022)720: Proposal for a Regulation laying down measures for a high level of public sector interoperability across the Union (Interoperable Europe Act) https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2022:720:FIN
EUR-LEX: SWD(2022)720: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal - Final evaluation of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2022:720:FIN
EUR-LEX: SWD(2022)721: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal - Impact Assessment Report https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2022:721:FIN
EUR-LEX: SWD(2022)722: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal - Executive Summary of the Impact Assessment Report https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2022:722:FIN
European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Proposal on Measures for a high level of public sector interoperability across the Union (Interoperable Europe Act) (2022/0379(COD)) https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=2022/0379(COD)
European Parliament: Legislative Train Schedule: Proposal to adopt an interoperable Europe act https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-a-europe-fit-for-the-digital-age/file-eu-digital-interoperabilioty-strategy
European Commission: Press Release, 21/11/2022: New Interoperable Europe Act to deliver more efficient public services through improved cooperation between national administrations on data exchanges and IT solutions https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_6907
European Commission: Questions and Answers: Interoperable Europe Act (21 November 2022) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_22_6908
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 06/10/2023: Interoperable Europe act: member states agree common position to deliver more efficient digital public services across the EU https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/10/06/interoperable-europe-act-member-states-agree-common-position-to-deliver-more-efficient-digital-public-services-across-the-eu/
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 13/11/2023: Interoperable Europe act: Council and Parliament strike a deal for more efficient digital public services across the EU https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/11/13/interoperable-europe-act-council-and-parliament-strike-a-deal-for-more-efficient-digital-public-services-across-the-eu/
European Commission: Press Release, 14/11/2023: The Interoperable Europe Act will improve online public services for people and businesses https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_5730
Renew Europe EP Group: Newsroom, 28/11/2023: Renew Europe leads the creation of a European digital infrastructure https://www.reneweuropegroup.eu/news/2023-11-28/renew-europe-leads-the-creation-of-a-european-digital-infrastructure
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 04/03/2024: Interoperable Europe act: Council adopts new law for more efficient digital public services across the EU https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/03/04/interoperable-europe-act-council-adopts-new-law-for-more-efficient-digital-public-services-across-the-eu/
European Commission: Press Release, 11/04/2024: Interoperable Europe Act enters into force for better connected public services for people and businesses https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_1970

Commentary and Analysis
European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): Briefing, 10/02/2023: Interoperable digital public services in the EU - Initial Appraisal of a European Commission Impact Assessment https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2023)740222
European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): Briefing, 01/02/2024: Interoperable Europe act https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2023)745711

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