Digital passports: How they should ensur • Table.Briefings

Read-out of the weekly meeting of the von der Leyen Commission by Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner, on the digitalisation of travel documents. — Ylva Johansson, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, presented the Commission’s proposal for digital passports.

In order to make border controls more efficient, the Commission has presented a proposal for digital passports. Border controls should thus be able to focus better on potentially suspicious cases.

The European Commission has presented its proposal for the introduction of the EU Digital Travel Application. This is intended to enable digital passports and ID cards and thus speed up border crossings into the EU and the Schengen area. From 2030, travelers should be able to use their digital travel documents via the app.

Digital passports: How they should ensure smoother border crossings

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