This CEN report gives information on (the European national keyboards) keyboards used for European languages and shows how national bodies are using the international keyboard standards. It also considers common existing approaches on the future of keyboards and informs on the future international standardization. The scope for the project according to CEN/TC 304 N872 ""A meeting on the Keyboard PT in Nov 1998"" is the following: EUROPEAN KEYBOARDS. The deliverable is a CEN report giving guidance on the application fo international keyboard standards in Europe. It will map how national bodies are using international keyboard standards, what national standar