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ENDitorial – Are Transatlantic Data Protected?
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) More questions than answers were produced by a full day of discussions, 26 March 2007, on Passenger Name Records (PNR), including a public seminar by the European Parliament LIBE committee on transfers of personal data to the U.S. (PNR, SWIFT, and “Safe Harbour”), as well as a […]
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European institutions try to impose a stronger position in the PNR debate
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Parliament intends to strengthen its opposition to the US demands related to the transfer of European air passenger data (PNR). Following the debate that took place on 31 January 2007 in the European Parliament, the vote on the position that EU should have concerning the […]
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EU knew about the US's system profiling all visitors
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) New controversial issues appear in the case of Passanger Name Record (PNR) deal with US that show the level of privacy from the US authorities is very far from the European standards. As Statewatch revealed, the EU Council Presidency admitted that the Council of the European Union […]
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Hungary's President says no to the PNR agreement
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom decided not to sign the national law regarding the promulgation of the EU-US PNR (Passenger Name Records) agreement and sent it back to the Parliament, considering that it can be improved. This is one of the few set-backs of the new EU-US […]
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EU-US PNR agreement formally adopted by the EU Council
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 16 October, the EU Council formally adopted a decision to sign an interim agreement with the United States on continuing the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data by air carriers to the US Administration. The interim agreement will replace the Agreement signed in May 2004, […]
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New EU-US interim deal on Passenger Name Record
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The previous agreement adopted in 2004 on EU-US personal data sharing was annulled by the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg in May 2006, invoking the wrong legal basis. After a series of negotiations between UE and US a new interim agreement was concluded on 6 October […]
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ENDitorial : PNR & Institutional Mechanisms of Privacy Protection
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A small detail on the EU-US agreement over the transfer of air passenger name records (PNR), and a non-related statement by US president George W. Bush, taken together give a nice highlight on the institutional mechanisms of privacy protection. EU Commissioner Frattini told the press on 6 […]
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European Parliament pressures EC in the EU-US PNR agreement
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A debate took place in the European Parliament (EP) on 7 September regarding the negotiation of a new interim agreement between EU and US on the issue of passenger name record (PNR) sharing. The very criticized agreement adopted in 2004 on EU-US personal data sharing was annulled […]
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PNR data could be shared with European governments
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Despite the recent decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the annulment of the EU-US deal on Passenger Name Records PNR data, the European Commission is trying to push for PNR data to be shared also with the secret services of the European governments for […]
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The European Commission dribbles the Parliament again in the PNR deal
The European Commission is moving ahead in its efforts to comply with the annulment by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) of the agreement between the European Community and the US Government on the transfer of passenger name records (PNR). The Commission adopted on 19 June 2006 two initiatives in order to comply with the […]
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EU-US agreement on passenger data transfer annulled
The European Parliament obtained the annulment by the European Court of Justice of the agreement between the European Community and the US Government on the transfer of passenger name records (PNR) from foreign carriers to the US with the view to combat terrorism and maintain national security. In order to prevent problems the agreement will […]
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New anti-terror bill proposed in Denmark
As a follow up to the latest anti-terror plan of action (49 proposals) of November 2005, the Danish government is now proposing new anti-terror legislation. In the current round of public hearing, massive criticism has been raised by NGOs, legal experts, Danish industry, telecom providers, and from a number of political parties, including the Liberal […]
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