Luxembourg, 26/10/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the Justice and Home Affairs Council reached political agreement on the inclusion of biometric data in European passports- a facial image and digital fingerprints. A photograph stored on a chip will be added to passports in 18 months after the detailed adoption of specific technical elements, and the fingerprints within 36 months.
The adoption of biometric passports was speeded up by pressure brought to bear by the United States, which...