Peppol Conference Europe 2026: Interoperability Takes Centre Stage in Brussels
OpenPeppol's annual Peppol Conference Europe took place in Brussels on 16–17 June 2026, bringing together governments, software vendors, and compliance experts to discuss interoperability as more EU countries roll out mandatory e-invoicing.
Peppol Conference Europe 2026, organised by OpenPeppol, took place in Brussels on 16–17 June 2026 under the theme "Shaping the Future of Interoperable Digital Trade." The event drew policymakers, Peppol Authorities, service providers, tax technology vendors, and enterprises from across Europe.
Why Interoperability Was the Central Theme
With France, Belgium, Germany, and Poland all now running or rolling out mandatory e-invoicing — each with its own domestic specifics layered on top of EN 16931 — keeping invoices interoperable across borders has become the practical challenge for the Peppol community. Conference sessions focused on the continued evolution of the Peppol network, expanding e-reporting frameworks, and the growing role of continuous transaction controls (CTCs) in national mandates.
Relevance Beyond the Conference Room
For businesses, the conference is mostly a signal of direction rather than a new compliance requirement: it confirms that Peppol remains the EU's default interoperability layer as more countries (Belgium from January 2026, others following) build their domestic mandates around it, and that this is also the layer the EU's ViDA package leans on for its 2030 cross-border digital reporting requirement.
If you already maintain a Peppol connection for one EU market — Germany, Belgium, or the Netherlands, for instance — the direction set at this conference reinforces that extending it to other Peppol-enabled countries (including Austria's B2G channel via the BRZ) is the path of least resistance, rather than building separate country-specific integrations.
Source
OpenPeppol, Peppol Conference Europe 2026.
