BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union has introduced new measures to help member nations seize the travel documents of people suspected of trying to join terrorist organizations outside the EU.
France and some of its EU partners are contemplating taking away the travel documents of people suspected of travelling to countries like Syria or Iraq to sign up as foreign fighters for terror groups.
Should they decide to, the new measures and "technical upgrades" to the EU's vast Schengen Information System computer database will alert authorities stationed on Europe's external borders.
The European Commission said in a statement Thursday that the measures mean "such documents must be seized and the person concerned will be detained."
