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EU: An EU identity card?

08 June 2016

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A new study for the European Parliament asseses the possibility of setting up an EU-wide identity card and attempts to asses "the role a European ID card might play in enhancing the participation of EU citizens in decision-making processes at the EU level."

From the executive summary:

"Every person holding the nationality of a Member State is automatically a European Union (EU) citizen. EU citizens are granted important rights, commonly referred to as EU citizenship rights. The European Commission has highlighted that the lack of harmonisation of national identity cards (national ID cards) creates some obstacles for the enjoyment of EU citizenship rights. According to the 2012 European Citizenship Eurobarometer Survey, 18% of respondents would welcome the introduction of a European identity card (European ID card) as an addition to national ID cards.

Against this background the current Study aims to:

  • assess the added value of setting up a European ID card;
  • analyse the legal and political feasibility of and challenges for setting up an operable European ID card given the current legislative and political context;
  • put forward recommendations as regards the legal and technical components required for the setting up of an operable European ID card.

    This Study mainly focuses on the exercise of EU political rights in that it assesses the role a European ID card might play in enhancing the participation of EU citizens in decision-making processes at the EU level."

    See the study: The legal and political context for setting up a European identity document (pdf)

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