Prime Minister Luca Niculescu Announces the Phased Launch of RO Wallet Starting in January

Prime Minister Luca Niculescu announced Thursday, at the beginning of the government meeting, that a schedule had been set for the phased launch of the RO Wallet project, the digital identity wallet. The project is expected to be launched starting in January next year and will allow citizens to access their identity data and the digital documents they need from their phones.

According to the prime minister, the schedule was established at the proposal of Deputy Prime Minister Marian Neacșu. Among others, Ministers Dumitru and Zamfir are participating in the project’s development, and the head of government thanked them for their involvement.

RO Wallet will be built in line with the European digital identity model. The government says the solution will comply with privacy and personal data protection rules.

The stated objective of the project is to reduce bureaucracy and trips to public service counters by facilitating access to public services. The prime minister said that digitalization must simplify citizens’ interaction with the state, not merely introduce new technologies. Authorities have not yet provided details about the specific implementation stages or the documents that will be available in the first phase.