The Bulgarian ID card won first place for the best ID card in Europe for 2024. This is an exceptional recognition for the hard work of the creative team of employees of the Ministry of Interior, together with the Consortium “Mühlbauer ID Services GmbH - C&T“. The award was presented at this year's High Security Printing EMEA-2025 exhibition-conference - one of the most prestigious for the design and production of identity documents, passports and banknotes.
In addition to the modern and aesthetic design, it was distinguished by the jury for the state-of-the-art protections built into it, as well as for the electronic information carrier in which biometric data and electronic identity are digitally recorded.
The built-in protections significantly increase the security of the new ID card and enable it to be used as an electronic document for travel and passage through electronic gates at border checkpoints.
The annual High Security Printing EMEA-2025 exhibition was held in Basel, Switzerland. It presented the most advanced solutions of leading world companies in the field of electronic passports, banknotes, smart cards and related industries.
On behalf of the Ministry of Interior, the conference was attended by Stoyan Stefanov, Deputy Director of the Directorate “Bulgarian Identity Documents“ and Stanislava Stoynova, Chief Expert in the “Development of Secure Documents“ sector.