112 - the EU's emergency phone number

Publisher

European Commission

URL

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112

Published

2026-06-23

Updated

unknown

Accessed

2026-09-24

HTTP status

200

License

European Commission reuse policy (CC BY 4.0 unless otherwise stated); reuse permitted with attribution; short excerpts and locators kept here

Source notes citing this source

• The European Commission states that 112 can be reached free of charge everywhere in the EU, from fixed and mobile phones. in context
• The European Commission describes the Member State roadmaps under Delegated Regulation 2023/444 as plans to upgrade national PSAP systems to all-IP communications that support voice, text and video. in context
• Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/444 leaves the actual criteria for caller location accuracy and reliability to each Member State's competent authorities rather than fixing EU-wide numeric thresholds. in context
• The EU Roaming Regulation requires service providers to send an SMS about 112 to travellers entering another EU country. in context

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, June 23). 112 - the EU's emergency phone number. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/ec-digital-strategy-112

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-ec-digital-strategy-112,
  title  = {112 - the EU's emergency phone number},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/ec-digital-strategy-112},
  note   = {European Commission, accessed 2026-09-24}
}