The answer from the EU follows here. They did not get to the point.
Just generic nonsense about the Common Market.
Is anyone surprised? Yesterday Cardinal Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna,
President of the Italian Bishops' Conference and personal Peace Envoy
of Pope Francis stated that the EU could do much more for the peace,
but her weigh is nil compared to her economic capabilities. Q.E.D.
This is what we need. A Common, Single Market for Peace Solutions in
the Ukraine. But what shall be done, as long as neither Ukraine nor
Russia are Single Market Members?
Gianguido
===== ANSWER =====
Dear Mr Piani,
Thank you for contacting the Europe Direct Contact Centre.
Please note that the agreement of co-legislators, the European Digital
Identity Wallets could, at the earliest, become available to citizens
at the end of 2024. Therefore, we cannot, yet, provide information on
which operating systems the application will be available.
The Commission submitted a Proposal for a Regulation on European
Digital Identity Wallets. The European Digital Identity Wallets should
reduce the risks and costs linked to the fragmentation inherent to
divergent national solutions and will strengthen the Single Market by
allowing citizens to identify online in a convenient and uniform way to
securely access public and private services across the Union. The
Commission’s proposal is currently under negotiation by co-legislators.
We would like to invite you to follow the future developments on the
website of the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content
and Technology.
We hope you find this information useful. Please contact us again if
you have other questions about the European Union, its activities or
institutions.
===== QUESTION =====
Referring to the document "SWD(2021) 124 final" about European Digital
Identity. At page 43 is written "To ensure availability for all
citizens, a desktop version of the Wallet App will also be developed."
Can you please tell me if for this desktop app a Linux version will be
available or whether it will run only on Microsoft operating systems?
As an alternative, will all the relevant documentation be open so that
it will be possible to develop such app independently?
More in general, does the Commission understand the risks of an
excessive dependence on US software developers and Asian hardware
producers? Is the Commission trying to make the EU less dependent, for
example, by encouraging the use of Linux instead of Microsoft wherever
possible? Thank you!
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