At the start of 2008, the European Commission has set up an Expert Group on the subject of electronic invoicing. The thirty members of the Expert Group should represent all key stakeholders concerning e-Invoicing. The members shall be appointed by the Commission from specialists with competence in the area of e-Invoicing on the basis of applications from industry associations, public sector bodies and individuals representing the interests of all or part of public sector, enterprises and ICT, consumers, financial service providers and standardisation organisations in the field of e-Invoicing.
It is expected that an interim report will be published early 2009, describing the proceedings on the work of the expert group up to now and presenting the aims to achieve in 2009 in areas of legal barriers, business requirements and network and standards.
More information on the subject e-invoicing and related such as the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) and the intentions and ambitions on the European scale, please visit the website of the European Commission concerning e-invoicing.