Malta’s new generation e-passport has been awarded best regional ID document of the year.
The award recognises the highest levels of achievement among global government passports and ID cards, and was awarded to the Identity Malta Agency during the High Security Printing EMEA Conference which was organised by Reconnaissance International in Portugal.
The news was welcomed by the Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship and Communities Alex Muscat.
The conference was attended by 270 delegates from more than 136 organisations and 43 countries, including France, Germany, UK, USA, and Australia.
The Maltese e-passport incorporates cutting-edge technology and new security features which will further prevent the counterfeiting of the document.