2026
Begin the transition
Member States are expected to start transitioning by the end of 2026, establishing national planning and coordination.
CyneraEuropean Roadmap
European Roadmap
A European direction.
A national implementation.
Track the policy and implementation signals shaping post-quantum migration in Europe — with dates, scope and source documents kept visible.
European Union · Coordinated roadmap
Three planning horizons.
The coordinated roadmap was published on 23 June 2025, following the Commission’s recommendation of 11 April 2024.
2030
Prioritise high-risk uses
High-risk use cases should move as soon as possible, with the roadmap targeting completion by the end of 2030.
2035
Extend migration
The roadmap’s longer horizon is substantial completion of the broader transition, with priorities adapted to risk and dependencies.
A roadmap is not a blanket legal deadline. These are coordinated policy and planning targets. The requirements that apply to an organisation depend on its jurisdiction, sector, use cases and any binding national or contractual measures.
Official EU roadmap (opens in a new tab)Commission recommendation · 11 Apr 2024 (opens in a new tab)
Reference review · 19 October 2026Selected references, not an exhaustive register. Official sources remain authoritative.
Germany · New national guidance
From European roadmap
to national action.
Germany’s joint guidance sets out a national approach to implementing the EU PQC roadmap. It is issued by the federal ministries BMDS and BMI together with BSI.
For organisations, the practical signal is to establish ownership, identify cryptographic dependencies, prioritise sensitive use cases and plan the transition with suppliers.
Publication date and document version are distinct. National guidance should be read in its own scope; it is not presented here as a universal legal obligation for every European organisation.
Selected European approaches
Different routes.
A common need to prepare.
National sources complement the EU roadmap. The UK is shown separately as a wider-European reference, not an EU Member State.
France
EU Member StateANSSI · Technical transition guidance
ANSSI’s PQC collection includes cryptographic-agility guidance dated 19 January 2026 and protocol-transition guidance dated 2 February 2026. Use these to inform architecture and deployment decisions.
Netherlands
EU Member StateAIVD · CWI · TNO · PQC Migration Handbook
Updated edition released on 3 December 2024, with a document date of 29 November 2024. A practical reference for organising cryptographic migration and managing dependencies.
United Kingdom
Wider Europe · Non-EUNCSC · Indicative migration milestones
Published 20 March 2025: discovery and planning by 2028, priority migrations by 2031, and completion by 2035. These UK milestones must not be substituted for the EU roadmap’s targets.
Continuing coordination. The European Commission published feedback on the EU PQC roadmap survey on 2 September 2026. Treat the roadmap as an evolving implementation programme, not a one-time reading exercise. Read the official survey feedback ↗
Reference review · 19 October 2026Selected references, not an exhaustive register. Official sources remain authoritative.
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Connect European guidance with your cryptographic dependencies, suppliers and investment decisions.