Hot Topics: Passenger Name Records (PNR) & Personal Data
Washington Delegation Press Room
EU on US Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (3/7/08)
EU 2nd Data Protection Day; Website (1/28/08)
North Carolina Governor declares January 28, 2008 Data Privacy Day; European Commission Vice President Franco Frattini records message for conference opening; additional information: www.leonardocervera.eu/blog
Enhancing EU Personal Data Protection; Speech (11/20/07)
EU PNR Proposal; Text: Proposal for a COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION on the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) for law enforcement purposes [COM (2007) 654] (11/6/07)
EU/US PNR Agreement Official Texts: COUNCIL DECISION 2007/551/CFSP/JHA of 23 July 2007 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of an Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (2007 PNR Agreement); AGREEMENT between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (2007 PNR Agreement)
EU Data Protection Supervisor on Data Protection Directive Implementation (7/25/07)
EU Council Approves EU/US PNR Agreement; Text (7/23/07)
Draft EU/US PNR Agreement; Passenger Name Record (PNR) FAQs (7/13/07)
EU/US Banking Data Understanding; Additional; Details; EU Council (6/28/07)
EU on Drug-Resistant TB Air Passenger (5/31/067)
European Parliament/US Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff Discuss Data Protection (5/14/07)
EU Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs); Details (5/2/07)
European Commission Vice President Frattini on Data Protection Day (1/28/07)
European Commission VP Frattini at European Parliament (12/13/06)
EU/US PNR Agreement Texts:
COUNCIL DECISION 2006/729/CFSP/JHA of 16 October 2006 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of an Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security
AGREEMENT between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security
Council of EU Adopts EU/US PNR Accord (10/16/06)
EU/US Reach New PNR Agreement (10/6/06)
Political PNR Agreement between the EU and the USA (still to be legally adopted by the EU Council)
Explanatory Letter on PNR from the US Department of Homeland Security to the European Commission
EU/US PNR Negotiations (10/1/06)
European Commission VP Frattini Updates European Parliament on EU/US PNR Status (9/13/06)
European Parliament Wants Role in EU/US Passenger Data Accord (9/7/06)
EU Adjusts EU/US PNR Accord, June 19, 2006
Press Releases, May 30, 2006:
Washington Delegation News Release
European Court of Justice Press Release
EU Data Protection Supervisor Press Release
European Parliament Press Release
Previous PNR Agreement Text; More
EU/US Joint Statement, February 17-18, 2003
Data Protection website