European parliament politicians have backed a proposal to fingerprint asylum seekers as young as six.New measures backed on May 30 by the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Commission would change existing EU law, under which asylum seekers can be fingerprinted only from the age of 14.As reported by ANSAmed, the new measure is aimed at facilitating children's reunification with parents. The measure was part of a package of amendments to an overhaul of the Eurodac fingerprint database, which were approved with 35 yes votes, 10 no votes and 8 abstentions.The MEPs also approved measures for unaccompanied minors, who disappear from reception facilities, to be recorded in the Schengen Information System (SIS) and reported as missing persons. MEPs also voted to give the European police force Europol direct access to the Eurodac data base to prevent terrorist attacks and common crimes.In addition to fingerprints, the system should also allow the search and comparison of facial images and other personal data, such as name and identity document number when this information is available.According to the European People's Party (EPP) Group in the European Parliament, the new EU law addresses situations when member states at the frontline are unable to take fingerprints due to the high numbers of migrants arriving.
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