EU Reaches Deal to Exchange Air Passenger Data

European Union interior ministers have reached an agreement to share airline passenger data after years of discussions over its use by security forces. Speaking to reporters in Brussels Friday, Luxembourg Interior Minister Etienne Schneider made the announcement after the meeting of the 28-member council of the EU. The deal allows for Passenger Name Records (PNR), which include detailed flight information, to be made available to all countries in the EU for six months.  The...

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