Ukraine and the EU have updated their joint work plan on electronic identification and trust services. If it is successfully implemented, the EU will recognise some Ukrainian electronic signatures, seals and other trust services starting next year, and all of them starting in 2027. This was reported by the Ministry of Digital Transformation.
This means that Ukrainians will be able to sign documents, use European online services and do business in the EU using Ukrainian electronic signatures without any obstacles.
As part of the updated plan, Ukraine and the EU will:
Evaluate Ukrainian legislation for compliance with EU requirements – eIDAS Regulation, NIS2 Directive and GDPR.
Define the procedures for cooperation between Ukraine and the European Commission.
Testing of cross-border interoperability of electronic trust services.
Testing bilateral cooperation procedures.
Ukraine is the first non-EU country whose electronic signatures and seals are already technically validated in the European Union.
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