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Germany
Germany's ID card has an online function few use, and the national EU wallet 'EUDI Wallet' is scheduled for 2027 and voluntary. It rejected the 2024 IHR amendments in July 2025 pending domestic steps, then withdrew the rejection on 23 February 2026. As a euro-area member it falls under the digital euro project.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in Germany
- Program
- Personalausweis online ID (eID); planned German EUDI Wallet
- Status
- Available, partial uptake
- National ID card
- ID card compulsory
- Biometrics
- Yes
- Law
- EU Regulation 2024/1183; German implementing law reported in first reading Sept 2026 (unconfirmed)
The official EUDI wallet site says the wallet starts in 2027 and that people do not have to get it. A Greens inquiry cited by press says the government wants to provide it by 2 January 2027. I could not confirm the implementing law's stage from an official source. EU Regulation 2024/1183 requires every member state to offer citizens a digital identity wallet by the end of 2026.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- In development
- Name
- Digital euro
Euro-area member. The ECB says it is preparing a possible first issuance during 2029, with a pilot planned for 2027, and assumes EU law is adopted in 2026. The European Parliament voted on 9 July 2026 to open talks with the Council; no final law is confirmed.
On the record
What has happened, newest first
- 2026-07-09Rolling it out
The European Parliament voted 416 to 169 to open talks with the Council on the digital euro law. Sofia Globe — European Parliament votes to open negotiations on the digital euro ↗
- 2026-02-23Courts & law
Germany withdrew its rejection, so the 2024 IHR amendments entered into force for Germany that day. WHO — Circular Letter C.L.18.2026, IHR amendments (mirror copy) ↗
- 2025-11Pushback
German industry groups criticised the EU deal to delay the ETS2 carbon price on buildings and road fuel to 2028; the environment minister defended the national carbon price. Clean Energy Wire — EU ETS2 delay ↗
- 2025-07Courts & law
Germany notified WHO of a rejection of the 2024 IHR amendments because constitutional requirements were not yet met. WHO — Circular Letter C.L.26.2025, rejections of the 2024 IHR amendments (mirror copy) ↗
UN and WHO
How Germany has voted
- WHO
- Rejected, then backed down
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- No recorded objection
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Voted yes
- Paris climate deal
- Party
- SDG Index 2026
- 84.0 · rank 5 of 169
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 3
Rejected IHR amendments Jul 2025; withdrew rejection 23 Feb 2026.
Sovereignty score
How the -4 adds up
- -1Rejected the WHO rule changes, then backed down source ↗
- -1Building a CBDC (development stage) source ↗
- -1Must offer an EU digital ID wallet by Dec 2026 source ↗
- -1Prices carbon nationally (tax or emissions trading) source ↗
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