The European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection published a package of amendments to its draft opinion on the European Commission proposal to establish European Business Wallets. The amendments broadly push for a framework that supports cross-border digital interaction and interoperability while avoiding additional administrative or financial burdens, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises, and preventing the wallets from becoming de facto mandatory for operating in the internal market. Across the text, proposed changes would strengthen requirements around interoperability, technological neutrality and use of existing EU digital infrastructure, and encourage progressive simplification by reducing parallel data-submission channels. Several amendments reinforce security and sovereignty features, including tighter conditions on providers of Qualified Electronic Registered Delivery Services integrated into wallets and, in some proposals, supporting infrastructure and cloud services, with requirements linked to establishment and operations in the Union and limits on third-country control, alongside calls for Union-based data storage and processing. Other proposals expand or clarify functionality and use cases, including multi-user access within organisations, mandate and role-based authorisation aligned with EU company-law tools, data portability to reduce vendor lock-in, and references to KYC and KYB processes and cross-border e-invoicing, as well as additional guidance, technical assistance and implementation planning by the Commission. These amendments form part of the ordinary legislative procedure file on European Business Wallets and are intended to shape the committee’s position through its opinion in the legislative process.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 2026-04-22
European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection tables amendments to keep European Business Wallets voluntary and tighten EU security conditions
The European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection has published amendments to its draft opinion on the European Commission proposal to establish European Business Wallets, aiming to support cross-border digital interaction and interoperability while avoiding additional burdens, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises. The amendments seek stronger requirements on interoperability, technological neutrality, security, data sovereignty and Union-based infrastructure, while clarifying wallet functionality, including multi-user access, role-based authorisation, data portability and references to KYC, KYB and cross-border e-invoicing.