This section of the Observatory brings together news, analysis and documentation on the EU's two key travel surveillance measures: the 2016 Passenger Name Record Directive and the 2004 Advance Passenger Information Directive.
The European Commission initially put forward a proposal for an EU Passenger Name Record system in 2007, but it was withdrawn following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. A new proposal (in the form of a Directive, rather than a Council Framework Decision) was issued in 2011. This went back and forth between the Council and Parliament until its final, controversial adoption in April 2016, when the Parliament caved in to pressure from the Council and Commission.
The EU PNR Directive can be found here and national implementing legislation here.
The API Directive can be found here and national implementing legislation here.
Note from the Austrian delegation, questioning in particular the proposal to set up a decentralised PNR system, on the grounds of cost, data protection and legal basis.
UK seeking to extend Commission proposal to cover intra-EU flights from the start
Council documents: 6361/11, 8667/09
The Commission's 2011 proposal, impact assessment and staff working paper.
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