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Local Euro MP welcomes EU Court decision to block data deal with US
May 30, 2006 3:20 PM
Local Euro MP, Diana Wallis, has welcomed, so far as it goes, a European Court of Justice decision today that ruled that agreements between the EU (European Commission and Council of Ministers) and the United States on transfer of personal details, including credit card details, of transatlantic air passengers were illegal. This data is known as Passenger Name Record (PNR) data. The European Parliament brought the initial complaint.
The European Court of Justice ruled that existing EU data protection law only covers commercial data, not that used for security purposes, so there was no legal basis for finding that the US offered adequate protection.
Diana Wallis MEP for Yorkshire & the Humber, said:
"The European Parliament has been arguing for years for adequate safeguards when data is transferred in the police and intelligence field. The Commission and Council could have saved the expense, hassle and delay of a court case by listening to us.
"The European Parliament's victory in this case demonstrates the refusal of MEPs to buckle in the face of much American bullying, and to challenge 'security' proposals which undermine the legitimate interests of the people we are elected to represent.
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