On 10 June 2013, the MEPs were supposed to vote on the recommendation of EP LIBE Committee (Civil liberties committee) to reject an EU passenger data retention system (Passenger Name Records or PNR), proposed by the EU Commission. Yet, a majority of MEPs decided to refer it back to LIBE, following a request by British MEP Tim Kirkhope. He cited "technical reasons" for the request and the ECR group said that the file was originally rejected in the same LIBE Committee because of a “random” or “accidental” majority.

Yet, some of the members accuse political interests. "Referring the anticipated decision on the draft EU PNR system back to the civil liberties committee is a cynical act of chicanery.

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Deutsch: Aufruf zum Mitmachen: Abstimmung über die Vorratsdatenspeicherung von...

On 10 June 2013, the European Parliament will decide on a EU-wide system for the retention of flight passenger data. You can contact your Members of the European Parliament and tell them to defend your right to privacy and free movement!

The proposed Directive will undermine the rights of travellers since the use and retention of PNR will limit fundamental rights, such as non-discrimination, the right of privacy and the protection of personal data (Article 8 of the Charter and Article 8 ECHR).

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Deutsch: LIBE-Ausschuss des EP gegen EU-weiten Austausch von PNR-Daten

The directive obliging airlines to pass personal details of EU passengers to the authorities of the EU member states was rejected by the Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) of the European Parliament (EP) on 24 April 2013.

The proposal was presented in February 2011 as an anti-terrorism measure to be applied for passengers flying in and out the EU, much the same with the agreement of the EU with the US, and had in view passenger data such as name, address, phone number and credit card details.

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Deutsch: EU PNR-Richtlinie zur Fluggastüberwachung: Erst finanzieren, dann ver...

The European Parliament (EP) Civil Liberties Committee is to vote, by the end of January 2013, on the controversial EU-Passenger Name Record (PNR) directive proposal introduced in February 2011 that has already been examined by the three EP committees.

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Deutsch: Europäisches Parlament stimmt PNR-Abkommen mit den USA zu

On 19 April 2012, MEPs decided on the controversial EU-US Agreement on the use and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to the US Department of Homeland Security.

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Deutsch: PNR-Abkommen: Ein schwarzer Tag für die europäischen Bürgerrechte

On 27 March 2012, the Civil Liberties (LIBE) Committee of the European Parliament decided to back the new air passenger data deal with the United States. In her recommendation, the Dutch Liberal MEP Sophie in 't Veld called on her colleagues to reject it. However, to her regret, the LIBE Committee has endorsed the Agreement despite inadequate legal safeguards.

EDRi had repeatedly pointed out the serious flaws of the Agreement to the Parliamentarians in the LIBE Committee.

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Deutsch: Erste Abstimmung im EU-Parlament über PNR-Abkommen mit den USA

The latest chapter in the collection and processing of passenger data to cover all flights arriving in and departing from the US was opened when, in 2011, the European Commission tabled a renegotiated proposal for an air passenger data agreement with the US. After the attacks of 9/11, the US Government required to access travellers' personal data contained in the databases of all foreign carriers.

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Deutsch: Details zum geplanten US-EU PNR-Abkommen durchgesickert

On 17 November 2011, U.S. and EU officials initialled a proposed agreement to authorize airlines to forward passenger name record (PNR) data to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).