An Appeal to upgrade
the Union-wide
social sovereignty
to meet  challenges of
EU’s Digital Decade 2030

Pages: SOCIAL APPEAL * TEAMFINDER * ORGANI(C)SE * ROUTE MAP * DAILY TEAM * LIFELONG * MEETPOINT * ACTION PLAN 

The Starting Point: The "MISSING Leg" problem

As technological development accelerates to new frontiers, we must safeguard and enhance the added value of our culturally rich Union in a safe and successful manner.

- The European Commission’s declaration on technological sovereignty represents an excellent and pivotal objective for the Union.

- For this currently "two-legged stool" (technology and economy) to effectively meet its challenges, a third and decisive leg is required: the dynamically updated, free potential of us—450 million EU citizens.

- The realization of the European Union’s "Digital Civic Right" equips us, in every role we play, for more informed, individual, and Union-wide social interaction

-- as a crucial, hitherto missing multicultural asset

-- as a driver of European technological, economic, and social progress

-- as a catalyst for our individual and collective security and well-being

-- based on a "citizen-centric" model that is compelling even on a global scale.

The APPEAL: A "European Social Sovereignty Package"

The Union’s true sovereignty and self-confidence stem from the attitudes of its citizens and their capacity to act in a pan-European, multicultural, and active manner. The solution lies in "my right and readiness" to engage in own individual pan-European activity: forming own unique team that spans the entire Union.

APPEAL: A "digital civil right" for every EU citizen

to belong to a personal, EU-wide peer group (Personal EU),

selected using secure European TeamFinder technology,

with the aim of fostering secure, Union-wide, and globally exemplary cooperation—between citizens, and complementing administration—for the benefit of the Union citizen and the Union itself.

Transforming the wallet into a human-centric digital platform

The major value the "Personal EU TeamFinder" concept adds to the EU digital wallet is that it expands the wallet’s function—moving beyond a mere tool for official identification and document storage—into an active platform for cross-border networking and community building.

By leveraging the robust electronic identification capabilities underpinning the digital wallet, TeamFinder delivers the following key benefits:

- Secure cross-border networking: It enables EU citizens to discover and form Union-wide online teams, networks, and projects with complete security. Authentication ensures that all network members are genuine, verified EU citizens.

- Strengthening digital sovereignty and identity: The concept complements the digital wallet’s technical interoperability by offering citizens a tangible way to experience and leverage their EU-wide identity in everyday collaboration, project management, and innovation. 

- Secure communication channels: The system is designed to allow the linking of secure email addresses tied to an identity card or digital wallet, thereby preventing anonymous harassment and spam in EU-level collaborative projects.

While the traditional European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) focuses on storing passports, driving licences, and educational certificates, as well as interacting with public authorities, the Personal EU TeamFinder feature transforms the wallet into a human-centric digital platform that helps 450 million EU citizens work together and build a shared information society.

We appeal to the statesmanship of Commission representatives and decision-makers to take—on your own initiative—this step towards an era of inspiring European interaction, a move that will bring success to all parties. The framework of European social sovereignty paves the way for the rest of the digital world: it demonstrates that technology serves humanity when the individual is genuinely placed at the heart of Union-wide action.

8 July 2026
Kurt Linderoos, “Mr. Personal EU”
personaleu.eu