https://evigate.eu/en/blog/Recent content in Blog on EviGateHugoen-GBhttps://evigate.eu/en/blog/schabowski/Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://evigate.eu/en/blog/schabowski/<h3 id="this-takes-effect-as-far-as-i-know-immediately-without-delay">&ldquo;This takes effect&hellip; as far as I know&hellip; immediately. Without delay.&rdquo;</h3> <p>Günter Schabowski&rsquo;s legendary line from the 1989 press conference announcing the opening of the Berlin Wall gets wheeled out whenever something takes effect to general surprise: as of today, 18 August 2026, the e-Evidence Regulation (EU) 2023/1543 applies in full. The what, now? Come again? &ldquo;E-Evidence&rdquo; refers to the obligation, now in force, for all providers of digital communication services within the European Union to supply, on request from any EU member state investigating a cross-border case: customer information, usage data and traffic data.</p>