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Twelve months after the European Accessibility Act came into force across the EU on 28 June 2025, the first enforcement data is in. Penalties range from €5,000 in Estonia to €500,000 in Germany; scan-coverage between 30% and 70%; transposition still uneven.
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Year 2 of EAA enforcement — 28 June 2026 to 28 June 2027 — produces the first comparable penalty data from named national market-surveillance authorities. BAFA, AEPD, ARCOM, AgID, Tarbijakaitseamet, Agentschap Telecom, and the newly stood-up Belgian AIBE are now publishing actions on the record.
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European Accessibility Act (EAA) explained — Directive (EU) 2019/882 became enforceable on 28 June 2025. Scope, WCAG 2.1 AA / EN 301 549 reference, microenterprise carve-out and the Article 14 disproportionate-burden defence.