Once-Only Principle

The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on May 25th, 2018. What does this mean for the data rights of citizens? And how does this affect the future implementation of the once-only principle? Read more to find out!

How feasible would a standardised electronic student card across all EU member states be? Read more to learn about how this could support student mobility and enable more once-only solutions across Europe.

The Access to Base Registries' (ABR) webinar took place on April 24th, 2018 from 10:30-12:30 CET. The main goals of the webinar were to give an overview of the ABR action which is committed to achieving cross-border and cross-sector interoperability of public services in Europe.

We have published a "once-only principle" article on Wikipedia in collaboration with our partner project TOOP in order to spread awareness around once-only.

On May 25th, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect. The GDPR will provide the implementation of the once-only principle with a coherent legal framework across all EU Member States and aims at protecting EU citizens personal data rights. 

"This represents a significant gain of efficiency for citizens, businesses and public administrations. Of course, the need to respect the protection of personal data and privacy remains a primary concern, so technical solutions that ensure that users keep control over their personal data (explicit