The EU approach to age verification (‘mini wallet’)

To help online platforms implement a user-friendly and privacy-preserving age verification method, the Commission has developed a harmonised approach to age verification... became feature ready age verification solution on 15 April 2026 and can now be customised by Member States and market players... allows users to prove they are over 18 without sharing any other personal information... fully interoperable with future EU Digital Identity Wallets... easily adapted to prove other age ranges"

They'll also creating an "EU Age Verification Scheme which outlines the governance, trust model and requirements ... set up a list of trusted proof-of-age providers and a list of trusted age verification solutions."