On October 20, 2026, the European Parliament gave its approval to a regulation for a single digital declaration portal for companies temporarily sending workers to another EU member state.
The digital portal, which member states can use on a voluntary basis, creates a digital interface to simplify administrative procedures for companies providing cross-border services and strengthens enforcement and protection for posted workers.
This aims to reduce the administrative burden, enhance transparency, increase legal certainty and help the effective enforcement of EU rules across the single market.
Based on Parliament’s recommendation, the co-legislators agreed to add an annex to the regulation, with a standard form for the online declaration for posted workers. This form must include information on the service provider, the posted worker, and the posting.
There will also be a new functionality in the public interface, allowing service providers to upload the relevant documents for posting workers.
The provisional agreement extends the scope of the proposed regulation to include non-EU service providers.
Before taking effect, the regulation must be formally adopted by the European Council, the new portal must be developed and member states must decide whether to use the portal.
The EU has established rules to protect the rights and working conditions of posted workers across member states, ensuring fair competition between posting and hosting companies, while upholding the principle of free movement of services. Employers sending workers to another EU country must notify the host country’s authorities by submitting a “posting declaration” at the start of the posting.
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