Interior ministers of the five biggest EU countries have agreed at a meeting in Florence to include biometric indicators in passports.
In a statement at the end of the talks, the ministers said they were hoping to introduce the fingerprint measure for passports issued in their countries starting in 2006.
The US has said it will start demanding visas from 27 countries - mostly European states - from 26 October 2005 if they do not have biometric data on their passports.
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.