ECR member Branislav Zacharides has been appointed rapporteur on the opinion "European Business Wallets". These are tools for economic operators to interact with public sector bodies in the context of meeting reporting obligations and fulfilling administrative procedures. 

They aim to streamline operations for businesses, enabling them to save time and money, while requiring public sector bodies to accept European Business Wallets for the purposes of identification and authentication, signing or sealing documents, submitting documents, and sending or receiving notifications.

"As ECR Group, we are very supportive of SMEs, and the European Business Wallets are a great tool to foster the efficiency of our businesses across Europe, helping them to streamline their day-to-day operations while reducing bureaucracy", said Mr Zacharides.

The opinion will be adopted by the ECON Commission in April followed by plenary adoption in July.