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Malta
Malta has a compulsory chip ID card and an e-ID account for government services. It tendered the build of its EU digital identity wallet, aimed for end 2026. As a euro-area member it is covered by the digital euro project.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in Malta
- Program
- Maltese eID card / e-ID account; planned EU digital identity wallet
- Status
- Available, partial uptake
- National ID card
- ID card compulsory
- Biometrics
- Yes
The government put EUR 15.7 million behind a national EU digital identity wallet and ran a tender through the Department of Contracts for the MDIA, with a goal of launching by end 2026. No award or launch date was found as of Oct 2026.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- In development
- Name
- Digital euro
Malta uses the euro. The ECB is preparing a digital euro; the European Parliament set its negotiating position in mid-2026 and talks with the Council are under way. The ECB has said a pilot could start in 2027 and first issuance could come in 2029 if EU law is adopted. No national CBDC exists.
On the record
What has happened, newest first
- 2026-12Rolling it out
EU rules require each member state to offer an EU digital identity wallet by 24 December 2026; use is meant to be voluntary. Garrigues — European digital identity wallet calendar (24 Dec 2026 / 24 Dec 2027 deadlines) ↗
- 2026-07Rolling it out
The European Parliament set its position on the digital euro and opened talks with the Council on the final law. Sumsub — Digital euro proposal advances to final EU negotiations (July 2026) ↗
UN and WHO
How Malta has voted
- WHO
- Accepted the 2024 rule changes
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- No recorded objection
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Voted yes
- Paris climate deal
- Party
- SDG Index 2026
- 78.9 · rank 30 of 169
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 2
Sovereignty score
How the -3 adds up
- -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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Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.