European Interoperability Framework for European Public Services

Overview
The European Interoperability Framework for European Public Services (EIF) is a set of recommendations which specify how governments, businesses and citizens communicate with each other within the EU and across Member States borders.

The EIF 1.0 was issued under the Interoperable Delivery of European eGovernment Services to Public Administrations, Businesses and Citizens program (IDABC). The EIF continues under the new ISA program, which replaced the IDABC program on December 31, 2009.

EIF in effect is an enterprise architecture framework targeted at the largest possible scale, designed to promote integration spanning multiple nations, specifically EU Member States.