Quoting: G. Sgueo,Improving security for EU citizens’ ID cards, Parliamentary research Service, PE 637.889 – April 2019
The European Parliament is expected to vote in April on a legislative proposal aimed at improving the security of EU citizens’ identity cards, as well as residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members. The proposal seeks to curb the use of fraudulent documents, which terrorists and criminals might present when entering the EU from non-EU countries.