In January 2007, the Council of Europe implemented its new security system. The new badges – which held a photo plus information on one side and a magnetic strip on the other – granted the owner access to certain areas of the Palais de l’Europe.
The respective doors opened, as soon as a badge was pressed against a special panel next to them – albeit not, as one would expect, with the side holding the magnetic strip facing forward, but with the one holding the photo…
