European Blockchain Partnership

Phone: 650.723.2465
Fax: 650.725.0253

Type: Regulation
Date: 04/10/2018
Agency: Council of the European Union
Jurisdiction: European Union
Type of Law: Other
Status: Existing
Official URL: External link

The European Blockchain Partnership, created in April 2018, joins at a political level all EU Member States and members of the European Economic Area (Norway and Liechtenstein). The signatories of this declaration will work together towards realising the potential of blockchain-based services for the benefit of citizens, society and economy. As part of this commitment, the Partnership is building a European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) which will deliver EU-wide cross-border public services using blockchain technology. In 2020, EBSI will deploy a network of distributed blockchain nodes across Europe, supporting applications focused on selected use cases.

In December 2019, the European Commission started an open market consultation in preparation of the European Blockchain Pre-Commercial Procurement that is looking for novel, improved blockchain solutions for the future evolution of the European Blockchain Service Infrastructure. Interested market parties are invited to participate in the open market consultation activities.