Where the law stands, Dossier 2024/0187(CNS)
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
Consultation procedure (CNS): Parliament gives an opinion; the Council decides. · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion. · First reading
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
Adopted by the Council
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 20 June 2025 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 21 October 2024
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 19 March 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 24 March 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 2 April 2025
- Adopted by the Council(done) 20 June 2025
Decided in plenary
2 April 2025 · decision 1
EU institutions & Parliament, New EU law
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
Passed 377 for · 279 against · 16 abstained by a small majority
AI summary:The proposal follows a Court of Justice ruling that the previous law was based on the wrong legal basis.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Malik Azmani (Renew)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Alice Teodorescu Måwe (EPP), Francisco Assis (S&D), Roberto Vannacci (Patriots), Assita Kanko (ECR), Anna Strolenberg (Greens), Estrella Galán (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 2 Apr 2025
AI summary: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.
Tabled for plenary· 24 Mar 2025
AI summary: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.
Committee draft· 19 Nov 2024
AI summary: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.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
20 June 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 3 steps
2 April 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 2 Apr 2025 Adopted text TA10-0056/2025Report A10-0041/2025
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 1–19Amendments 20–22Amendments 23–27Amendments 28–29
24 March 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps
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.
31 January 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
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.
21 October 2024
Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2024/0187(CNS)