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Written by Maria Niestadt (4th edition, updated on 24.04.2024).
In November 2022, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation laying down measures for a high level of public sector interoperability across the Union (the interoperable Europe act). The initiative seeks to ensure a consistent, human-centric EU approach to interoperability, create an interoperability governance structure that helps public administrations and the private sector to work together, and establish an ecosystem of interoperability solutions for the EU’s public sector. It should also cut red tape for citizens and businesses.
The Parliament adopted its position on the proposed regulation in September 2023, and the Council did so in October 2023. Shortly afterwards, in November 2023, the co-legislators reached a provisional agreement on the text. While maintaining the main points of the Commission proposal, the co‑legislators clarified several points such as the scope of the regulation, its objectives and the conditions of the mandatory interoperability assessment.
On 6 February 2024, Parliament voted in favour of the agreed text in plenary. After it was adopted by the Council, the act was signed by the co-legislators and published in the Official Journal of the EU on 22 March 2024. It entered into force on 11 April. Most provisions apply from 12 July 2024.
Versions
- April 2024: Interoperable Europe act (4th edition)
| Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures for a high level of public sector interoperability across the Union (interoperable Europe act) |
| Committee responsible: | Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) | COM(2022) 720 18.11.2022 |
| Rapporteur: | Ivars Ijabs (Renew Europe, Latvia) | 2022/0379(COD) |
| Shadow rapporteurs: | Gheorghe Falcă (EPP, Romania) Josianne Cutajar (S&D, Malta) Jordi Solé (the Greens/EFA, Spain) Johan Nissinen (ECR, Sweden) Marie Dauchy (ID, France) | Ordinary legislative procedure (COD) (Parliament and Council on equal footing – formerly ‘co-decision’) |
| Procedure completed. Regulation 2024/903 OJ L 2024/903, 22.03.2024 |
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