1New EU laws·decision 1 of 9 on Wednesday, 2 April 2025
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
Committee report by Malik Azmani · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion. · voted 13:31–13:32
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Parliament adopted its position on a proposal to strengthen security of identity cards and residence documents for EU citizens and their families. The proposal follows a Court of Justice ruling that the previous law was based on the wrong legal basis. Parliament approved the Commission's proposal as amended and calls on the Council to inform it if it intends to depart from the text.
How the vote unfolded · 13 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 amendments (1 adopted, 5 rejected) and 5 parts of the text voted on separately (5 rejected).
Roll calls requested by PfE, ESN.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 13 ballots in voting order
1.Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectivelyAmendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
2.Amendment 813:31A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 8A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
4.Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
5.Amendment 27 to Article 6, paragraph 1, after point e13:31A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – Article 6, § 1, after point e – Am 27A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
6.Amendment 28, adding text after recital 213:31A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – After recital 2 – Am 28A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ESN
Rejected
7.Amendment 29, adding text after recital 413:32A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – After recital 4 – Am 29A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ESN
Rejected
8.Separate vote on recital 22
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
9.Amendment 24 to recital 2313:32A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – recital 23 – Am 24A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
10.Separate vote on recital 23
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
11.Separate vote on recital 26
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
12.Separate vote on recital 26
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
13.Final vote13:32A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – Commission proposal
One day of voting in plenary. Each subject is a report, resolution, agreement or objection; they are grouped by kind of decision, and each group says what “adopted” means there.
The ballots
Members vote on amendments and on parts of the text first, then on the text as a whole. That final, decisive vote is the result shown at the top of each subject.
Who voted how
Only roll-call votes record each Member’s vote — open one for every name and the breakdown by group. A show of hands records the outcome only.
Document & procedure
Each subject rests on a document (a committee report, a motion, a Council or Commission text) and belongs to a procedure, the whole file that can span years.
Group badges
How most of a group voted: ✓ For · ✗ Against · – Abstained · ~ Split (no majority).
Codes in ballot labels
Am 27 — amendment 27
§ 5 — paragraph 5
§ 5/2, part 2 — a A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another., taken in parts
Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
***I — Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.; *** — Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.; * — Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Lapsed — Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.