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Decision

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

Effect
Passed
Result
377 for · 279 against · 16 abstained roll call
Date
2 April 2025, 13:31–13:32
Kind
New EU law · Consultation
More facts (9)
Margin
by a small majority
Source
Committee report by Malik Azmani
Topics
EU institutions & Parliament Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
13 votes · 7 roll calls · 6 amendments
Requested by
Patriots (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call)
Final vote
173708
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Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 377 for, 279 against, 16 abstained (roll call).

Passed by a small majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 amendments (1 adopted, 5 rejected) and 5 parts of the text voted on separately (5 rejected).

Backed by S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by The Left, Greens, ECR, Patriots and ESN.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 8Against 36Abst. 0No vote 2 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.73
GreensFor 0Against 46Abst. 3No vote 4 of 53Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.91
S&DFor 131Against 1Abst. 1No vote 3 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.98
RenewFor 71Against 1Abst. 0No vote 3 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.98
EPPFor 160Against 8Abst. 1No vote 19 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.92
ECRFor 3Against 71Abst. 4No vote 2 of 80Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.87
PatriotsFor 0Against 72Abst. 7No vote 7 of 86Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.87
ESNFor 1Against 23Abst. 0No vote 2 of 26Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.94
No groupFor 3Against 21Abst. 0No vote 4 of 28Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Malika SOREL changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 38

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria128000.40
Belgium107320.25
Bulgaria114020.60
Cyprus2400—
Czechia67800.07
Germany5136080.38
Denmark95010.46
Estonia6100—
Spain4117020.56
Finland105000.50
France3245040.38
Greece317010.78
Croatia92010.73
Hungary210090.75
Ireland113000.68
Italy3537040.27
Lithuania83000.59
Luxembourg3300—
Latvia4500—
Malta5001—
Netherlands169330.36
Poland2722040.33
Portugal174000.71
Romania219120.52
Sweden128010.40
Slovenia7110—
Slovakia77010.25

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

672 members with a recorded position.

Each member's recorded position. ≠ group: voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds) of their group.
MemberCountryGroupPosition
Abir AL-SAHLANI SwedenRenew For
Adam BIELAN voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandECR For
Adam JARUBAS PolandEPP For
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI SwedenS&D For
Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA SpainEPP For
Adrian-George AXINIA RomaniaECR Against
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU GreecePatriots Against
Alberico GAMBINO ItalyECR Against
Aldo PATRICIELLO ItalyPatriots Against
Aleksandar NIKOLIC FrancePatriots Against
Alessandro CIRIANI ItalyECR Against
Alessandro ZAN ItalyS&D For
Alex AGIUS SALIBA MaltaS&D For
Alexander BERNHUBER AustriaEPP For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN Against
Alexander SELL GermanyESN Against
Alexandr VONDRA CzechiaECR Against
Alexandra GEESE GermanyGreens Against
Alexandra MEHNERT GermanyEPP For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriots Against
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens Against
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE SwedenEPP For
Alicia HOMS GINEL SpainS&D For
Alma EZCURRA ALMANSA SpainEPP For
Alvise PÉREZ SpainNo group Against
Ana Catarina MENDES PortugalS&D For
Ana Miguel PEDRO PortugalEPP For
Ana MIRANDA PAZ SpainGreens Against
Ana VASCONCELOS PortugalRenew For
Anders VISTISEN DenmarkPatriots Against
Andi CRISTEA RomaniaS&D For
András GYÜRK HungaryPatriots Against
András LÁSZLÓ HungaryPatriots Against
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES PortugalS&D For
André ROUGÉ FrancePatriots Against
Andrea WECHSLER GermanyEPP For
Andreas GLÜCK GermanyRenew For
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&D For
Andreas SCHWAB GermanyEPP For
Andrey KOVATCHEV BulgariaEPP For
Andrey NOVAKOV BulgariaEPP For
Andrzej BUŁA PolandEPP For
Andrzej HALICKI PolandEPP For
Angelika NIEBLER GermanyEPP For
Angelika WINZIG AustriaEPP For
Angéline FURET FrancePatriots Against
Anja ARNDT GermanyESN Against
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens Against
Anna Maria CISINT ItalyPatriots Against
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreens Against
Anna STÜRGKH AustriaRenew For
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR Against
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON FinlandRenew For
Annalisa CORRADO ItalyS&D For
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT FrancePatriots Against
Anouk VAN BRUG NetherlandsRenew For
Anthony SMITH FranceThe Left Against
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECR Against
Antonio DECARO ItalyS&D For
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE SpainEPP For
António TÂNGER CORRÊA PortugalPatriots Against
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN IrelandS&D For
Arash SAEIDI FranceThe Left Against
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR Against
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESN Against
Asger CHRISTENSEN DenmarkRenew For
Assita KANKO voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumECR Abstained
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots Against
Aura SALLA FinlandEPP For
Aurelijus VERYGA LithuaniaECR Against
Aurore LALUCQ FranceS&D For
Axel VOSS GermanyEPP For
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriots Against
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenew For
Barry COWEN IrelandRenew For
Bart GROOTHUIS NetherlandsRenew For
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ PolandEPP For
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR Against
Beatrice TIMGREN SwedenECR Against
Benedetta SCUDERI ItalyGreens Against
Bernard GUETTA FranceRenew For
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&D For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN NetherlandsECR Against
Biljana BORZAN CroatiaS&D For
Billy KELLEHER IrelandRenew For
Birgit SIPPEL GermanyS&D For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PolandEPP For
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR Against
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ SpainEPP For
Borys BUDKA PolandEPP For
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&D For
Branko GRIMS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Abstained
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG NetherlandsRenew For
Bruno GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Bruno TOBBACK BelgiumS&D For
Camilla LAURETI ItalyS&D For
Carla TAVARES PortugalS&D For
Carlo FIDANZA ItalyECR Against
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ SpainEPP For
Carola RACKETE GermanyThe Left Against
Carolina MORACE voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left For
Catarina MARTINS PortugalThe Left Against
Catarina VIEIRA voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsGreens Abstained
Caterina CHINNICI ItalyEPP For
Catherine GRISET FrancePatriots Against
Cecilia STRADA ItalyS&D For
Céline IMART FranceEPP For
César LUENA SpainS&D For
Charles GOERENS voted otherwise than their group's clear line LuxembourgRenew Against
Charlie WEIMERS SwedenECR Against
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR Against
Chloé RIDEL FranceS&D For
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&D For
Christian DOLESCHAL GermanyEPP For
Christian EHLER GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN Against
Christine SCHNEIDER GermanyEPP For
Christine SINGER GermanyRenew For
Christophe BAY FrancePatriots Against
Christophe CLERGEAU FranceS&D For
Christophe GOMART FranceEPP For
Christophe GRUDLER FranceRenew For
Ciaran MULLOOLY IrelandRenew For
Claire FITA FranceS&D For
Claudiu MANDA RomaniaS&D For
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU RomaniaECR Against
Costas MAVRIDES CyprusS&D For
Cristian TERHEŞ RomaniaECR Against
Cristina GUARDA ItalyGreens Against
Cristina MAESTRE SpainS&D For
Csaba DÖMÖTÖR HungaryPatriots Against
Csaba MOLNÁR HungaryS&D For
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenew For
Dainius ŽALIMAS LithuaniaRenew For
Damian BOESELAGER GermanyGreens Against
Damien CARÊME FranceThe Left Against
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenew For
Dan NICA RomaniaS&D For
Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU RomaniaEPP For
Daniel ATTARD MaltaS&D For
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel CASPARY GermanyEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens Against
Daniel OBAJTEK PolandECR Against
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR Against
Danilo DELLA VALLE voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left For
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPP For
Dario NARDELLA ItalyS&D For
Dario TAMBURRANO voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left For
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP For
David CASA MaltaEPP For
David CORMAND FranceGreens Against
David MCALLISTER GermanyEPP For
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPP For
Delara BURKHARDT GermanyS&D For
Denis NESCI ItalyECR Against
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPP For
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ RomaniaNo group Against
Diana RIBA I GINER SpainGreens Against
Dick ERIXON SwedenECR Against
Diego SOLIER SpainECR Against
Dimitris TSIODRAS voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceEPP Against
Dolors MONTSERRAT SpainEPP For
Dominik TARCZYŃSKI PolandECR Against
Eero HEINÄLUOMA FinlandS&D For
Elena DONAZZAN ItalyECR Against
Elena KOUNTOURA GreeceThe Left Against
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO SpainEPP For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D Against
Elena YONCHEVA BulgariaNo group For
Elio DI RUPO BelgiumS&D For
Elisabeth DIERINGER AustriaPatriots Against
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D For
Elisabetta GUALMINI ItalyS&D For
Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceEPP Against
Elsi KATAINEN FinlandRenew For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP For
Emma FOURREAU FranceThe Left Against
Emma RAFOWICZ FranceS&D For
Emma WIESNER SwedenRenew For
Emmanouil FRAGKOS GreeceECR Against
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceEPP Against
Engin EROGLU GermanyRenew For
Enikő GYŐRI HungaryPatriots Against
Eric SARGIACOMO FranceS&D For
Erik KALIŇÁK SlovakiaNo group Against
Erik MARQUARDT GermanyGreens Against
Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS HungaryPatriots Against
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPP For
Estelle CEULEMANS BelgiumS&D For
Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA SpainEPP For
Estrella GALÁN SpainThe Left Against
Eugen TOMAC RomaniaRenew For
Eva MAYDELL BulgariaEPP For
Evelyn REGNER AustriaS&D For
Evin INCIR SwedenS&D For
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPP For
Fabienne KELLER FranceRenew For
Fabio DE MASI GermanyNo group Against
Fabrice LEGGERI FrancePatriots Against
Fernand KARTHEISER LuxembourgECR Against
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS SpainEPP For
Fidias PANAYIOTOU CyprusNo group For
Filip TUREK CzechiaPatriots Against
Flavio TOSI ItalyEPP For
France JAMET FrancePatriots Against
Francesco TORSELLI ItalyECR Against
Francesco VENTOLA ItalyECR Against
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&D For
Francisco José MILLÁN MON SpainEPP For
François KALFON FranceS&D For
François-Xavier BELLAMY FranceEPP For
Fredis BELERIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceEPP Against
Gabriel MATO SpainEPP For
Gabriela FIREA RomaniaS&D For
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&D For
Gaetano PEDULLA' voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left For
Galato ALEXANDRAKI GreeceECR Against
Geadis GEADI CyprusECR Against
Georg MAYER AustriaPatriots Against
Georgiana TEODORESCU RomaniaECR Against
Georgios AFTIAS voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceEPP Against
Gerald HAUSER AustriaPatriots Against
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY NetherlandsRenew For
Gerolf ANNEMANS BelgiumPatriots Against
Gheorghe CÂRCIU RomaniaS&D For
Gheorghe FALCĂ RomaniaEPP For
Gheorghe PIPEREA RomaniaECR Against
Gilles BOYER FranceRenew For
Gilles PENNELLE FrancePatriots Against
Giorgio GORI ItalyS&D For
Giorgos GEORGIOU CyprusThe Left Against
Giovanni CROSETTO ItalyECR Against
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&D For
Giuseppe MILAZZO ItalyECR Against
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPP For
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreens Against
Grégory ALLIONE FranceRenew For
Grzegorz BRAUN PolandNo group Against
Guillaume PELTIER FranceECR Against
Günther SIDL AustriaS&D For
Hana JALLOUL MURO SpainS&D For
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe Left Against
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreens Against
Hannes HEIDE AustriaS&D For
Hans NEUHOFF GermanyESN Against
Harald VILIMSKY AustriaPatriots Against
Hélder SOUSA SILVA PortugalEPP For
Heléne FRITZON SwedenS&D For
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenew For
Henrik DAHL DenmarkEPP For
Herbert DORFMANN ItalyEPP For
Hermann TERTSCH SpainPatriots Against
Hilde VAUTMANS BelgiumRenew For
Hildegard BENTELE GermanyEPP For
Hristo PETROV BulgariaRenew For
Idoia MENDIA SpainS&D For
Ignazio Roberto MARINO ItalyGreens Against
Ilaria SALIS ItalyThe Left Against
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenew For
Ilia LAZAROV BulgariaEPP For
Inese VAIDERE LatviaEPP For
Ingeborg TER LAAK NetherlandsEPP For
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN RomaniaEPP For
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ SpainS&D For
Irena JOVEVA SloveniaRenew For
Irene MONTERO SpainThe Left Against
Irene TINAGLI ItalyS&D For
Irmhild BOSSDORF GermanyESN Against
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA SpainEPP For
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ SpainThe Left Against
Isabel WISELER-LIMA LuxembourgEPP For
Isabella LÖVIN SwedenGreens Against
Isabella TOVAGLIERI ItalyPatriots Against
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC FranceEPP For
Isilda GOMES PortugalS&D For
Iuliu WINKLER RomaniaEPP For
Ivan DAVID CzechiaESN Against
Ivars IJABS LatviaRenew For
Ivaylo VALCHEV BulgariaECR Against
Jaak MADISON EstoniaECR Against
Jacek OZDOBA PolandECR Against
Jacek PROTAS PolandEPP For
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA PolandECR Against
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPP For
Jan FARSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Jan-Christoph OETJEN GermanyRenew For
Jan-Peter WARNKE GermanyNo group Against
Jana NAGYOVÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jana TOOM EstoniaRenew For
Janusz LEWANDOWSKI PolandEPP For
Jaroslav BŽOCH voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ SpainGreens Against
Javi LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ SpainS&D For
Javier ZARZALEJOS SpainEPP For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN FranceS&D For
Jean-Paul GARRAUD FrancePatriots Against
Jeannette BALJEU NetherlandsRenew For
Jens GEIER GermanyS&D For
Jens GIESEKE GermanyEPP For
Jeroen LENAERS NetherlandsEPP For
Jessica POLFJÄRD SwedenEPP For
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN NetherlandsEPP For
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECR Against
Joachim STREIT GermanyRenew For
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS PolandS&D For
João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO PortugalRenew For
João OLIVEIRA PortugalThe Left Against
Johan DANIELSSON SwedenS&D For
Johan VAN OVERTVELDT voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumECR Abstained
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ SpainS&D For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe Left Against
Jordan BARDELLA FrancePatriots Against
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA SpainPatriots Against
Jörgen WARBORN SwedenEPP For
José CEPEDA SpainS&D For
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL SpainPatriots Against
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&D For
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ SpainEPP For
Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Julie RECHAGNEUX FrancePatriots Against
Julien LEONARDELLI FrancePatriots Against
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriots Against
Jüri RATAS EstoniaEPP For
Jussi SARAMO FinlandThe Left Against
Jutta PAULUS GermanyGreens Against
Kai TEGETHOFF GermanyGreens Against
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ PolandEPP For
Karin KARLSBRO SwedenRenew For
Karlo RESSLER CroatiaEPP For
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&D For
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Kateřina KONEČNÁ CzechiaNo group Against
Kathleen FUNCHION IrelandThe Left Against
Kathleen VAN BREMPT BelgiumS&D For
Katri KULMUNI FinlandRenew For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreens Against
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsGreens Abstained
Kinga GÁL HungaryPatriots Against
Klára DOBREV HungaryS&D For
Klara DOSTALOVA voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Konstantinos ARVANITIS GreeceThe Left Against
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR Against
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group Against
Kris VAN DIJCK voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumECR Abstained
Kristian VIGENIN BulgariaS&D For
Kristoffer STORM DenmarkECR Against
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPP For
Krzysztof HETMAN PolandEPP For
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK PolandS&D For
Lara MAGONI ItalyECR Against
Lara WOLTERS NetherlandsS&D For
Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA SpainS&D For
Laurence FARRENG FranceRenew For
Laurence TROCHU FranceECR Against
Laurent CASTILLO FranceEPP For
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS GreeceNo group Against
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe Left Against
Leire PAJÍN SpainS&D For
Lena DÜPONT GermanyEPP For
Lena SCHILLING AustriaGreens Against
Leoluca ORLANDO ItalyGreens Against
Letizia MORATTI ItalyEPP For
Li ANDERSSON FinlandThe Left Against
Lídia PEREIRA PortugalEPP For
Liesbet SOMMEN BelgiumEPP For
Lina GÁLVEZ SpainS&D For
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPP For
Loránt VINCZE RomaniaEPP For
Loucas FOURLAS voted otherwise than their group's clear line CyprusEPP Against
Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo group Against
Lucia ANNUNZIATA ItalyS&D For
Lucia YAR SlovakiaRenew For
Luděk NIEDERMAYER CzechiaEPP For
Ľudovít ÓDOR SlovakiaRenew For
Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS RomaniaNo group Against
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPP For
Lukas SIEPER GermanyNo group For
Łukasz KOHUT PolandEPP For
Luke Ming FLANAGAN IrelandThe Left Against
Lynn BOYLAN IrelandThe Left Against
Maciej WĄSIK PolandECR Against
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ PolandEPP For
Majdouline SBAI FranceGreens Against
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA PolandECR Against
Malik AZMANI NetherlandsRenew For
Malika SOREL FrancePatriots Against
Manfred WEBER GermanyEPP For
Manon AUBRY FranceThe Left Against
Manuela RIPA GermanyEPP For
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER SpainEPP For
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&D For
Marc BOTENGA BelgiumThe Left Against
Marc JONGEN GermanyESN Against
Marco FALCONE ItalyEPP For
Marco SQUARTA ItalyECR Against
Marco TARQUINIO ItalyS&D For
Marcos ROS SEMPERE SpainS&D For
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN SpainPatriots Against
Maria GRAPINI voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaS&D Abstained
Maria GUZENINA FinlandS&D For
Maria NOICHL GermanyS&D For
Maria OHISALO FinlandGreens Against
Maria WALSH IrelandEPP For
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo group Against
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&D For
Mariateresa VIVALDINI ItalyECR Against
Marie TOUSSAINT FranceGreens Against
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN FrancePatriots Against
Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE FranceRenew For
Marieke EHLERS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Marina KALJURAND EstoniaS&D For
Marina MESURE FranceThe Left Against
Mario FURORE voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left For
Mario MANTOVANI ItalyECR Against
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&D For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR Against
Marjan ŠAREC SloveniaRenew For
Markéta GREGOROVÁ CzechiaGreens Against
Marko VEŠLIGAJ CroatiaS&D For
Markus BUCHHEIT GermanyESN Against
Markus FERBER GermanyEPP For
Marlena MALĄG PolandECR Against
Marta TEMIDO PortugalS&D For
Marta WCISŁO PolandEPP For
Martin HÄUSLING GermanyGreens Against
Martin HOJSÍK SlovakiaRenew For
Martin SCHIRDEWAN GermanyThe Left Against
Martin SONNEBORN GermanyNo group Against
Martine KEMP LuxembourgEPP For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS LatviaGreens Against
Mary KHAN GermanyESN Against
Massimiliano SALINI ItalyEPP For
Matej TONIN SloveniaEPP For
Matjaž NEMEC SloveniaS&D For
Matteo RICCI ItalyS&D For
Matthias ECKE GermanyS&D For
Matthieu VALET FrancePatriots Against
Mélanie DISDIER FrancePatriots Against
Mélissa CAMARA FranceGreens Against
Merja KYLLÖNEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandThe Left For
Michael BLOSS GermanyGreens Against
Michael GAHLER GermanyEPP For
Michael MCNAMARA IrelandRenew For
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG GermanyNo group Against
Michał DWORCZYK PolandECR Against
Michał KOBOSKO PolandRenew For
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Michal WIEZIK SlovakiaRenew For
Michalis HADJIPANTELA voted otherwise than their group's clear line CyprusEPP Against
Michele PICARO ItalyECR Against
Mika AALTOLA FinlandEPP For
Milan MAZUREK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan UHRÍK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan ZVER SloveniaEPP For
Mimmo LUCANO ItalyThe Left Against
Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA RomaniaEPP For
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN SpainPatriots Against
Miriam LEXMANN SlovakiaEPP For
Mirosława NYKIEL PolandEPP For
Mohammed CHAHIM NetherlandsS&D For
Monika BEŇOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Monika HOHLMEIER GermanyEPP For
Moritz KÖRNER GermanyRenew For
Morten LØKKEGAARD DenmarkRenew For
Mounir SATOURI FranceGreens Against
Murielle LAURENT FranceS&D For
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR SpainS&D For
Nadine MORANO FranceEPP For
Nathalie LOISEAU FranceRenew For
Niclas HERBST GermanyEPP For
Nicola PROCACCINI ItalyECR Against
Nicola ZINGARETTI ItalyS&D For
Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ RomaniaGreens Against
Nicolas BAY FranceECR Against
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES SpainS&D For
Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE SpainEPP For
Niels Flemming HANSEN DenmarkEPP For
Niels FUGLSANG DenmarkS&D For
Niels GEUKING GermanyEPP For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK CzechiaPatriots Against
Nikola MINCHEV BulgariaRenew For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS GreeceNo group Against
Nikolas FARANTOURIS GreeceThe Left Against
Nikolina BRNJAC CroatiaEPP For
Nikos PAPANDREOU GreeceS&D For
Nikos PAPPAS GreeceThe Left Against
Nils UŠAKOVS LatviaS&D For
Nina CARBERRY IrelandEPP For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA SpainECR Against
Nora MEBAREK FranceS&D For
Norbert LINS GermanyEPP For
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ SpainRenew For
Oliver SCHENK GermanyEPP For
Olivier CHASTEL BelgiumRenew For
Ondřej DOSTÁL CzechiaNo group Against
Ondřej KNOTEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Ondřej KOLÁŘ CzechiaEPP For
Ondřej KOVAŘÍK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaECR Abstained
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe Left Against
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA SpainEPP For
Pál SZEKERES HungaryPatriots Against
Paolo BORCHIA ItalyPatriots Against
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECR Against
Pär HOLMGREN SwedenGreens Against
Pascal ARIMONT BelgiumEPP For
Pascal CANFIN FranceRenew For
Pascale PIERA FrancePatriots Against
Pasquale TRIDICO voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left For
Patryk JAKI PolandECR Against
Paulius SAUDARGAS LithuaniaEPP For
Paulo CUNHA PortugalEPP For
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL PortugalEPP For
Pekka TOVERI FinlandEPP For
Per CLAUSEN DenmarkThe Left Against
Pernando BARRENA ARZA SpainThe Left Against
Petar VOLGIN BulgariaESN Against
Peter AGIUS MaltaEPP For
Peter LIESE GermanyEPP For
Petr BYSTRON GermanyESN Against
Petra STEGER AustriaPatriots Against
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenew For
Petras GRAŽULIS LithuaniaESN Against
Pierfrancesco MARAN ItalyS&D For
Pierre JOUVET FranceS&D For
Pierre PIMPIE FrancePatriots Against
Pierre-Romain THIONNET FrancePatriots Against
Pietro FIOCCHI ItalyECR Against
Pina PICIERNO ItalyS&D For
Piotr MÜLLER PolandECR Against
Rachel BLOM NetherlandsPatriots Against
Rada LAYKOVA BulgariaESN Against
Radan KANEV BulgariaEPP For
Raffaele STANCANELLI ItalyPatriots Against
Raffaele TOPO ItalyS&D For
Ralf SEEKATZ GermanyEPP For
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN FranceS&D For
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenew For
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ LithuaniaEPP For
Rasmus ANDRESEN GermanyGreens Against
Rasmus NORDQVIST DenmarkGreens Against
Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO SpainEPP For
Regina DOHERTY IrelandEPP For
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPP For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT NetherlandsGreens Against
Reinis POZŅAKS LatviaECR Against
René AUST voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyESN For
René REPASI GermanyS&D For
Rihards KOLS LatviaECR Against
Riho TERRAS EstoniaEPP For
Rima HASSAN FranceThe Left Against
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D For
Roberto VANNACCI ItalyPatriots Against
Roberts ZĪLE LatviaECR Against
Rody TOLASSY FrancePatriots Against
Roman HAIDER AustriaPatriots Against
Romana JERKOVIĆ CroatiaS&D For
Romana TOMC SloveniaEPP For
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT SpainEPP For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA SpainS&D For
Rudi KENNES BelgiumThe Left Against
Ruggero RAZZA ItalyECR Against
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group Against
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU GreeceS&D For
Salvatore DE MEO ItalyEPP For
Sander SMIT NetherlandsEPP For
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPP For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenew For
Sandro RUOTOLO ItalyS&D For
Sara MATTHIEU BelgiumGreens Against
Sarah KNAFO FranceESN Against
Saskia BRICMONT BelgiumGreens Against
Seán KELLY IrelandEPP For
Sebastiaan STÖTELER NetherlandsPatriots Against
Sebastian EVERDING GermanyThe Left Against
Sebastian KRUIS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN FinlandECR Against
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPP For
Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA RomaniaECR Against
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR Against
Sérgio GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Sérgio HUMBERTO PortugalEPP For
Séverine WERBROUCK FrancePatriots Against
Siegbert Frank DROESE GermanyESN Against
Siegfried MUREŞAN RomaniaEPP For
Sigrid FRIIS DenmarkRenew For
Silvia SARDONE ItalyPatriots Against
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN FinlandEPP For
Sofie ERIKSSON SwedenS&D For
Sophia KIRCHER AustriaEPP For
Stanislav STOYANOV BulgariaESN Against
Stanisław TYSZKA PolandESN Against
Stefan BERGER GermanyEPP For
Ştefan MUŞOIU RomaniaS&D For
Stefano BONACCINI ItalyS&D For
Stefano CAVEDAGNA ItalyECR Against
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN FranceRenew For
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA CroatiaECR Against
Stine BOSSE DenmarkRenew For
Sunčana GLAVAK CroatiaEPP For
Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ SpainEPP For
Susanna CECCARDI ItalyPatriots Against
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D For
Svenja HAHN GermanyRenew For
Tamás DEUTSCH HungaryPatriots Against
Terry REINTKE GermanyGreens Against
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriots Against
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&D For
Thomas BAJADA MaltaS&D For
Thomas GEISEL GermanyNo group Against
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN FranceS&D For
Thomas WAITZ AustriaGreens Against
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriots Against
Tiemo WÖLKEN GermanyS&D For
Tilly METZ LuxembourgGreens Against
Tineke STRIK voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsGreens Abstained
Tobias CREMER GermanyS&D For
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI PolandECR Against
Tom BERENDSEN NetherlandsEPP For
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE BelgiumPatriots Against
Tomáš KUBÍN voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Tomas TOBÉ SwedenEPP For
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Tomasz BUCZEK PolandPatriots Against
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESN Against
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots Against
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&D For
Tsvetelina PENKOVA BulgariaS&D For
Udo BULLMANN GermanyS&D For
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenew For
Valentina PALMISANO voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left For
Valérie DELOGE FrancePatriots Against
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenew For
Valérie HAYER FranceRenew For
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceEPP Against
Vasile DÎNCU RomaniaS&D For
Verena MERTENS GermanyEPP For
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaECR For
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ SpainGreens Against
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&D For
Viktória FERENC HungaryPatriots Against
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ LithuaniaS&D For
Vilis KRIŠTOPANS LatviaPatriots Against
Ville NIINISTÖ FinlandGreens Against
Villy SØVNDAL DenmarkGreens Against
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU RomaniaEPP For
Virginie JORON FrancePatriots Against
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS LithuaniaGreens Against
Vivien COSTANZO GermanyS&D For
Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU RomaniaRenew For
Vladimir PREBILIČ SloveniaGreens Against
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&D For
Waldemar BUDA PolandECR Against
Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line LithuaniaECR For
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPP For
Yannis MANIATIS GreeceS&D For
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe Left Against
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE BelgiumRenew For
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ SloveniaEPP For
Željana ZOVKO CroatiaEPP For
Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG HungaryESN Against

Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 13

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively Counted468 for, 174 against, 38 abstained Adopted
2Amendment 8 A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 8 Roll call432 for, 202 against, 25 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots
3Amendment 26 to Article 3, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2 A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – Article 3, § 2, sub§ 2 – Am 26 Roll call205 for, 460 against, 10 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
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No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 8 A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 8 Roll call432 for, 202 against, 25 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots
3Amendment 26 to Article 3, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2 A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – Article 3, § 2, sub§ 2 – Am 26 Roll call205 for, 460 against, 10 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
5Amendment 27 to Article 6, paragraph 1, after point e A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – Article 6, § 1, after point e – Am 27 Roll call205 for, 463 against, 8 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
6Amendment 28, adding text after recital 2 A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – After recital 2 – Am 28 Roll call125 for, 536 against, 10 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
7Amendment 29, adding text after recital 4 A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – After recital 4 – Am 29 Roll call184 for, 479 against, 8 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
8Separate vote on recital 22 Show of hands Rejected
9Amendment 24 to recital 23 A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – recital 23 – Am 24 Roll call208 for, 465 against, 5 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
10Separate vote on recital 23 Show of hands Rejected
11Separate vote on recital 26 Show of hands Rejected
12Separate vote on recital 26 Show of hands Rejected
13Final vote A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – Commission proposal Roll call377 for, 279 against, 16 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by Patriots, ESN.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2025-0041

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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.

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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.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/0187(CNS) · Consultation procedure

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

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 21 October 2024 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 19 March 2025 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 24 March 2025 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 2 April 2025 (done)
  5. Adopted by the Council · 20 June 2025 (done)

Lead committee: LIBE · Rapporteur: Malik AZMANI (Renew)

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (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”. Decision, 2 April 2025. votingId 173708, document A-10-2025-0041, reference 2024/0187(CNS). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-04-02/1?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 2 April 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-02-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 2 April 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-02-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-04-02, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-04-02/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-04-02-1,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{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}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-04-02},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-04-02/1?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-04-02/1?members=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 173708, document A-10-2025-0041, reference 2024/0187(CNS). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-02-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-02-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-04-02 (CC BY 4.0)}
}