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Strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement

Parliament is consulted: it gives an opinion and can propose amendments, but the Council takes the decision and need not follow them.

Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 20 June 2025 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 21 October 2024
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 19 March 2025
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 24 March 2025
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 2 April 2025
  5. ✓ Adopted by the Council 20 June 2025
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur
Malik AZMANI Renew
Shadow rapporteurs
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE PPEFrancisco ASSIS S&DRoberto VANNACCI PfEAssita KANKO ECRAnna STROLENBERG Verts/ALEEstrella GALÁN The Left

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA10-0056/2025 2 April 2025 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the proposed Council regulation on strengthening the security of identity cards and residence documents for EU citizens and their family members. It approves the proposal with amendments, focusing on data protection and access to biometric data.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0041/2025 24 March 2025 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the proposed Council regulation on strengthening the security of identity cards and residence documents for EU citizens and their family members exercising free movement rights.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (LIBE) 19 November 2024 ✦ The draft report approves the Commission proposal for a Council regulation on strengthening the security of identity cards and residence documents for EU citizens and their families, following a Court of Justice ruling on legal basis.

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Outcome
  2. 20 June 2025 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. Plenary stage
  4. 2 April 2025 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 2 April 2025 📄 Adopted text TA10-0056/2025📄 Report A10-0041/2025
    Adopted Adopted by a small majority
    For 377 Against 279 Abstained 16

    Final vote at 13:32 · 56% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 13 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 13 ballots in voting order
    1. Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    2. Amendment 8 13:31 A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 8
    Adopted
    3. Amendment 26 to Article 3, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2 13:31 A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – Article 3, § 2, sub§ 2 – Am 26
    Rejected
    4. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    5. Amendment 27 to Article 6, paragraph 1, after point e 13:31 A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – Article 6, § 1, after point e – Am 27
    Rejected
    6. Amendment 28, adding text after recital 2 13:31 A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – After recital 2 – Am 28
    Rejected
    7. Amendment 29, adding text after recital 4 13:32 A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – After recital 4 – Am 29
    Rejected
    8. Separate vote on recital 22
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    9. Amendment 24 to recital 23 13:32 A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – recital 23 – Am 24
    Rejected
    10. Separate vote on recital 23
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    11. Separate vote on recital 26
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    12. Separate vote on recital 26
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    13. Final vote 13:32 A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – Commission proposal
    Adopted
  5. 26 March – 31 March 2025 29 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    📄 Amendments 1–19📄 Amendments 20–22📄 Amendments 23–27📄 Amendments 28–29
  6. 24 March 2025 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A10-0041/2025
  7. Committee stage
  8. 19 March 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

    LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  9. 31 January 2025 Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (LIBE)
  10. 19 November 2024 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (LIBE)
  11. 21 October 2024 Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.