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EU: European Parliament: Civil Liberties Committee rejects EU Passenger Name Record proposal

24 April 2013

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A European Commission proposal to allow the use of EU air passenger name record (PNR) data in investigating serious crime and terrorist offences was rejected by Civil Liberties Committee MEPs Wednesday, by 30 votes to 25.

See:
- Civil Liberties Committee rejects EU Passenger Name Record proposal (European Parliament, press release)
- MEPs vote down air passenger data scheme (euobserver, link)

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