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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8552

30 September 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
Statewatch criticises the inclusion of biometrics in travel documents

Brussels, 29/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - In a report it has just published, the non-governmental organisation "Statewatch" comments on the recent proposal by the Commission to include biometric data on visas for residents of third countries, and then on the passports of citizens of the Union. "These proposals are yet another result of the 'war on terrorism' which show that the EU is just as keen as the United States to introduce systems of mass surveillance which have much more to do with...

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