Support the roll-out of EU Mobile Driving Licences

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Digital Europe Programme

Programme Description

Digital Europe Programme is the first EU programme that aims to accelerate the recovery and drive the digital transformation of Europe.

Worth €7.6 billion (in current prices), the Programme is a part of the next long-term EU budget, (the Multiannual Financial Framework), and it covers 2021 to 2027. It will provide funding for projects in five crucial areas: supercomputing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, advanced digital skills, and ensuring the wide use of digital technologies across the economy and society.

The Programme is fine-tuned to fill the gap between the research of digital technologies and their deployment, and to bring the results of research to the market – for the benefit of Europe’s citizens and businesses, and in particular SMEs. Investments under the Digital Europe programme supports the Union’s twin objectives of a green transition and digital transformation and strengthens the Union’s resilience and strategic autonomy.

Programme Details

Identifier Code

DIGITAL-2025-BESTUSE-TECH-09-MDL

Call

Support the roll-out of EU Mobile Driving Licences

Summary

The call focuses on supporting the roll-out of EU Mobile Driving Licences by issuers and verifiers of mobile driving licences.

Detailed Call Description

This topic aims to support issuance and acceptance of Mobile Driving Licences issued to EU Digital Identity Wallets. This includes providing support to Member States for establishing the necessary organisational and technical frameworks for the issuance of mobile driving licenses (mDL) to EU Digital Identity Wallets and the acceptance of mobile driving licenses (mDL) by public and private sector. This topic will provide funding for: development of in-production services for issuing mobile driving licences to EU Digital Identity Wallets by Member States’ competent authorities and development of in-production services for requesting mobile driving licences from EU Digital Identity Wallets and verification of those mDL-s by Member States’ competent authorities and private relying parties.

The action aims to:

  • Facilitate effective implementation of the European Digital Identity Regulation.
  • Provision by Member States of a harmonized EU Digital Identity Wallet by the end of 2026, delivering on their legal obligation under the European Digital Identity Regulation and on the Digital Decade Target.
  • Rapid adoption of the EU Digital Identity Wallet by citizens, public institutions and businesses.
  • Showcase the EU Digital Identity Wallet as a global benchmark and provide funding for countries associated to the Digital Europe Programme to implement Wallets based on the EU Digital Identity Wallet technical specifications. This funding will support international acceptance of the EU Digital Identity Wallet, particularly in areas such as travel.

Call Total Budget

€5.00 million

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

100% for the consortium.
50% co-financing for the supported third party.

Thematic Categories

  • Information and Communication Technologies
  • Information Technology
  • Other Thematic Category
  • Transport

Eligibility for Participation

  • Businesses
  • Central Government
  • Educational Institutions
  • Legal Entities
  • Other Beneficiaries
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
  • Services Providers
  • Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Eligibility For Participation Notes

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must be legal entities (public or private bodies), established in EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)) or listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Digital Europe Programme (list of participating countries).

Call Opening Date

09/10/2025

Call Closing Date

09/12/2025

National Contact Point(s)

Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
Directorate of Research and Innovation

Eleana Gabriel
Telephone: +357 22 691918
Email: egabriel@dmrid.gov.cy