The Single Digital Gateway is the European digital gateway that enables citizens and businesses to access information, administrative procedures and assistance services in the Single Market more easily. Through the Your Europe portal, it connects European and national services, reducing administrative barriers and supporting the implementation of the “once-only” principle.
The Single Digital Gateway is one of the tools created by the European Union to simplify access to information and administrative procedures in the Single Market. Its aim is to support citizens and businesses wishing to live, study, work or carry out economic activities in another EU country. Through a single online access point, users can find information about their rights, the obligations they must comply with, the procedures available and the assistance services they can contact.
The main public interface of the Single Digital Gateway is the Your Europe portal. The website brings together European and national information on many aspects of everyday life and business activity. Citizens can, for example, find out how to enrol at a university abroad, register their residence or obtain recognition of a professional qualification. Businesses can find guidance on how to start an activity, provide services, recruit staff or comply with administrative requirements in another Member State.
The Single Digital Gateway is therefore not merely an information website. It is a network connecting the European portal with the websites and services of national public administrations. The pages that form part of this network can be recognised by the Your Europe logo. The gateway also contributes to the implementation of the “once-only” principle, according to which citizens and businesses should not be required to provide public administrations with the same documents or information more than once.
In this way, the Single Digital Gateway reduces administrative barriers, facilitates cross-border activities and makes the Single Market more accessible and practical.