EU-Canada PNR : MEPs seek Court of Justice opinion

The controversy that began in the previous legislature over bilateral agreements for the collection and transfer of data on European air passengers (PNR, passenger name records), negotiated between the EU and certain large countries in the name of the fight against terrorism, is resuming in the European Parliament. This time, the EU-Canada agreement, signed by the EU Council and Ottawa last June, is in the hot seat. After getting their fingers burnt on the controversial PNR with the United States,…