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On 29 April 2026 the Commission urged member states to deploy a white-label EU age-verification app integrated with EUDI Wallets. Within 48 hours Germany, Ireland, France, Poland, and Estonia signalled they would not. The fragmentation is now a Council process — and a merchant integration problem.

Ireland is on track for an end-2026 wallet launch and has opened public opt-in testing. The age-assurance debate it is shaping will set the tone for every age-restricted business in the EU.

Eight months before the December 2026 EUDI Wallet deadline, here is where every EU member state actually stands — by tier, with launch dates, scope, and known gaps.