In response to the attacks in Brussels, EU justice and interior ministers are calling on the European Parliament to authorize a common passenger name record-sharing system for the region, DW reports. The EU meeting of justice and interior ministers was “intended to show solidarity with Belgium, discuss the actual state of play in the fight against terrorism and pursue swift completion and implementation of legislation,” the EU wrote in a statement. Europol Director Rob Wainwright said encryption is foiling counter-terrorism investigations. “We have to find a more constructive legislative solution for this problem of encryption,” he said. According to Politico, before the attacks, the Belgian government was planning to bolster its data retention laws and give intelligence agencies more authority.
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