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European Parliament: Last-minute amendments jeopardise PNR plenary vote

12 April 2016

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"Tabling of amendment by ALDE group could 'send the whole agreement back to the negotiating table'... Green home affairs spokesperson Jan Philipp Albrecht argued that "serious doubts" remain about the legality of the planned agreement.

He said, "The landmark ruling of the European Court of Justice in 2014 made clear that the general retention of data without grounds is not compatible with EU law. This has clear implications for passenger data exchange and retention systems.

"Against this background, it would be irresponsible to proceed gung-ho with a PNR exchange system that goes in this direction and the proposed system must be legally assessed.""

See the full text: European Parliament: Last-minute amendments jeopardise PNR plenary vote (Parliament Magazine, link)

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