The November terrorist attacks in Paris spurred European Union interior ministers to approve the compromise between Parliament and the Council on the long-debated airline Passenger Name Record (PNR) Directive, PressTV reports. The Directive “will grant EU law enforcement agencies access to information gathered by airlines including names, contact details and credit cards,” the report states. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve argued that the deal was “indispensable in the fight against terrorism,” with Luxembourg Interior Minister Etienne Scheider declaring “pride that after so many years of negotiations we have now been able to conclude an agreement.” Final Parliament approval for PNR is slated “within the next month,” the report states.
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