08/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Joint Committee of the 25 plus Norway and Finland took a stance in favour of compulsory introduction in European passports of a digital photo and the optional inclusion of another biometric piece of information, fingerprinting. The JHA Council is to specify and confirm the agreement. The European Commission proposed in February that digital data stored in a microchip should be introduced in European passports. The aim is for the new passports to be ready by...