Brussels, 27/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - In plenary session in Strasbourg on Thursday 27 October, MEPs approved the draft agreement negotiated between the EU and Australia on the transfer of personal data of EU air passengers (PNR) as part of the fight against terrorism. MEPs voted by 463 votes to 96 against, with 11 abstentions, to extend the agreement, which has been in force since 2007, by a further seven years. The Council approved the Commission-negotiated agreement on 23 September.
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