http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=177494
"The Hungarian Interior Ministry has started preparations for introducing a unified electronic European Union (EU) passport. Several EU members will roll out the new tamper-proof electronic passports on Aug 29 this year. The hitherto blue passport will be changed to dark red. The new passport's cover will have the letter 'E' clearly visible, indicating that the document contains electronic data.
The parameters of the chip are open and will at first contain personal data and a digital photo, which can only be read electronically using designated uniform technology. The chip can also contain biometric data.
In addition, the document's first page will contain printed personal material and a photo. Introducing the new reading technology will not necessarily mean that the authorities have to change their current passport database system." [Snippet]
