Tuesday, October 10, 2006

EU and US agree on new passenger data deal / Expatica, 6 Oct 2006

http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=102&story_id=33558
" The US and the European Union have struck a new deal for sharing transatlantic airline passenger data.
The new interim agreement replaces a 2004 deal ruled illegal for technical reasons by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in May. The agreement followed a transatlantic video conference lasting at least seven hours. EU justice ministers will meet later on Friday to discuss and back the deal. Negotiations were primarily over which information will be shared with the American counter-terrorist organisations such as the FBI or the CIA."