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European Union Plan Would Fingerprint Visitors

[NYT - Europe]

Non-Europeans would need to submit biometric data like fingerprints and facial scans before being allowed to enter Europe, according to a draft proposal expected to go before the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, this week. The planned measure, drafted by the European commissioner for justice and home affairs, Franco Frattini, left, would apply to citizens of the United States and other countries who can now enter Europe without visas. The United States now routinely requires European travelers to submit fingerprints. If approved by the commission, the measure would still need the approval of all 27 European Union nations.