EU court blocks data deal with US

In a judgement announced 30 May 2006 the European Court of Justice has blocked an EU-US agreement that requires airlines to transfer passenger data to the US authorities.

• Primary Source

European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS): Press Release, EDPS/06/8: PNR: EDPS first reaction to the Court of Justice judgment http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=EDPS/06/8&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

ECJ: Press Release, No.46, 2006 http://curia.europa.eu/en/actu/communiques/cp06/aff/cp060046en.pdf

Statewatch: Observatory on the exchange of data on passengers (PNR) with USA http://www.statewatch.org/pnrobservatory.htm

European Parliament: Info, 31.5.06: MEPs analyse Court decision to annul passenger data agreement with USA http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/019-8518-152-06-22-902-20060529IPR08507-01-06-2006-2006-false/default_en.htm

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