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EU to increase security features on passports

Facial images and possibly fingerprints will feature on EU passports under a proposal to be presented by the Commission to Justice and Home affairs ministers tomorrow (Thursday 19 February).

The proposal to harmonise security standards, including biometrics - fingerprints and facial images - for EU citizens' passports, is expected to be adopted by EU states within a few months, but the new passports are not expected...

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