European Union Court Rules Passenger Data Deal With U.S. Illegal
The European Union's highest court ruled Tuesday that the Union had overstepped its authority by agreeing to give the United States personal details about airline passengers on flights to America in an effort to fight terrorism. The decision will force the two sides to renegotiate the deal at a time of heightened concerns about possible infringements of civil liberties by the Bush administration in its campaign against terrorism, and the extent to which European governments have cooperated.
Hurdle for U.S. in Getting Data on Passengers, New York Times, May 31, 2006.
