Napolitano suggested that International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) -- an agency of the United Nations -- set standards that would apply to all international airports, strengthening weak links in the security chain.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

The European Commission's recommendation came after last Friday's general meeting of the ICAO, which agreed to move towards a market-based mechanism for emissions trading.

BBC: EU suspends extension of plane emissions trading rules

Starting October 2006 the US will issue all new passports using the same ISO 14443 RFID tag and Basic Access Control encryption scheme employed by the Dutch e-passports (and others) and adopted by the ICAO as global standards.

ENGADGET: Dutch RFID e-passport cracked -- US next?