EU/USA Agreement: use and transfer of passenger name records (PNR) to the US Department of Homeland Security

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the report drafted by Sophia in't Veld (ADLE, NL) in which it recommends the European Parliament to give its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the use and transfer of Passenger Name Records to the United States Department of Homeland Security.

In so doing, Members consider that procedure 2009/0187(NLE) has lapsed as a result of the 2007 PNR Agreement between the European Union and the United States being replaced by the new PNR Agreement.

It should be noted that in a minority opinion pursuant to Rule 52(3) of the Rules of Procedure, certain Members expressed their disagreement as regards the Agreement in question, considering that it does not meet the guarantees requested by the EP in its previous resolutions (in particular, as regards factual evidence supporting the claim that storage and processing of PNR for law enforcement purposes is necessary and proportionate and that it has not seriously explored less intrusive alternatives).