Brussels, 23/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 22 September, the EU Council of Ministers gave the go-ahead to the signing of a deal between the European Union and Australia on the processing and transfer of confidential passenger information (known as PNR - passenger name records) about European air travellers to the Australian border authorities. The new deal replaces a similar agreement signed in 2008 and will be signed over the next few days.
The European Parliament will then be...