The Commission's 2011 proposal, impact assessment and staff working paper.
European Commission:
- Proposal for a Directive on the use of Passenger Name Record data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (pdf)
- Impact Assessment (SEC 132, pdf)
- Staff Working Paper (SEC 133, pdf)
All passengers flying in and out of the EU will have to provide their “Passenger Name Record” (PNR) data, eg: home address, mobile phone number, credit card information and email address – which will be checked against national watch-lists for suspected links with terrorism or serious crime (although the above documents sometimes refer to crime in general) and may be prevented from flying or arrested. Flights within the EU will not be covered – for now.