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EU: G6 Justice and Home Affairs Minister: Joint Statement after the G6 meeting with Interior Ministers in London

"continue and enhance cooperation within Europe and with the US on important initiatives, includingpassenger name records - welcoming political agreement on an EU Passenger Name RecordsDirective and the EU/US “Umbrella” agreement on data protection and
"continue and enhance cooperation within Europe and with the US on important initiatives, includingpassenger name records - welcoming political agreement on an EU Passenger Name RecordsDirective and the EU/US “Umbrella” agreement on data protection and
“continue and enhance cooperation within Europe and with the US on important initiatives, includingpassenger name records – welcoming political agreement on an EU Passenger Name RecordsDirective and the EU/US “Umbrella” agreement on data protection and privacy – as well as terroristfinance and further agreements to ensure effective data sharing in the interests of public security andprotection; and enhance the security of the external border of the EU.” The G6 states: Formally, the group is made up of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland and the UK. They are also joined by representatives of the US. See: Joint Statement after the G6 meeting with Interior Ministers in London (Statement 10 December 2015, pdf) And: 2014 meeting: G6 meeting leads to renewed calls for travel surveillance (Statewatch)