Brussels, 07/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 6 November, MEPs from across the political spectrum criticised the European Commission's plans to carry out risk assessments of air passengers entering or leaving the EU, based on their personal information. EU Security Commissioner Franco Frattini unveiled a proposal on the same day to set up a European PNR (passenger name record), along the lines of the deal struck with the United States in July 2007 (see Europe 9536 and 9537).
The EU's...