Single Digital Gateway

On July 1st 2018, Austria took over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months to further promote digitalization and the once-only principle across the EU.

January 1st, 2018 marked the beginning of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU. Bulgaria is committed to work for a digital economy and supports the SDGR - and the once-only principle!

On November 30th 2017, the Council of the European Union adopted its position (general approach) on setting up a single digital gateway

On 28 November 2017, the two once-only projects SCOOP4C and TOOP held their first joint conference on the once-only principle for citizens and businesses in Berlin.

The e-Government declaration will shape the future of e-Government in the EU and hold member states accountable - read more to find out what they agreed upon for the implementation of the once-only principle.

The EDPS's opinion paper on the Single Digital Gateway discusses the once-only principle and its key issues relating to data protection. In general, the EDPS supports the idea of the once-only principle - under certain conditions.