EU rallies behind UK on collecting air passenger data

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Series Details 31.3.11
Publication Date 31/03/2011
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EurActiv reports on the negotiations related to EU’s proposal on passenger name records (PNR), on 30 March 2011. Member states are being won over by British arguments that collecting data on air travel to destinations outside the bloc alone would leave a considerable security gap.

According to an EU paper seen by EurActiv, the UK proposal has struck a chord with many member states, because countries fear they could miss out on a substantial amount of data on suspected terrorists, who are changing the way they travel.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/justice/eu-rallies-collection-eu-passenger-data-news-503646
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European Commission: Press release: IP/10/1150: European Commission adopts an EU external strategy on Passenger Name Record (PNR) http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/1150&format=PDF&aged=1&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
ESO: Background information: EU proposal for passenger data to fight serious crime and terrorism http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-proposal-for-passenger-data-to-fight-serious-crime-and-terrorism/
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