The Legal working group assesses contractual and legislative measures needed to provide cities and communities with a common EU framework for cross-sector and cross-border digital solutions.

In 2024, the Legal working group explored the implication of the AI Act for cities, regions & communities and discussed the obligation to carry out interoperability assessments stemming from the Interoperable Europe Act.

In 2025, the Legal working group will:

• Continue to follow and analyse EU legislative measures and policy proposals and their impact across cities, regions, and member states
• Discuss the most recent updates of the Digital Wallet legislation and pilot use cases
• Present and discuss the ongoing work on the EC’s procurement support package (templates and guidance)
• explore the priorities and the upcoming legislative proposals of the new European Commission on digital