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| US-EU airline data accord reached | US-EU airline data accord reached |
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| EU and US negotiators have struck a deal on sharing information about transatlantic flight passengers. | EU and US negotiators have struck a deal on sharing information about transatlantic flight passengers. |
| No details are officially available, but EU sources say data will be kept by US security agencies for 15 years. | No details are officially available, but EU sources say data will be kept by US security agencies for 15 years. |
| Under agreements reached after the 9/11 attacks, European airlines must provide 34 pieces of information about passengers flying into the US. | Under agreements reached after the 9/11 attacks, European airlines must provide 34 pieces of information about passengers flying into the US. |
| The latest deal expires at the end of July. A replacement agreement must be approved by the EU's 27 member states. | The latest deal expires at the end of July. A replacement agreement must be approved by the EU's 27 member states. |
| Wednesday's deal was reached in talks between European Union Justice and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini, German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. | Wednesday's deal was reached in talks between European Union Justice and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini, German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. |
| SOME THINGS US CUSTOMS KNOWS Your history of missing flightsYour frequent flyer milesYour seat location aboardYour e-mail address The US and the EU have differed on ways to balance security needs with concern for passengers' privacy. | |
| A previous deal lapsed last October. The two sides failed to agree on terms for a full renewal and only reached an interim agreement. | A previous deal lapsed last October. The two sides failed to agree on terms for a full renewal and only reached an interim agreement. |
| Earlier, EU officials approved a separate agreement giving US counter-terrorist investigators access to details of international money transfers processed by the Brussels-based Swift network. | Earlier, EU officials approved a separate agreement giving US counter-terrorist investigators access to details of international money transfers processed by the Brussels-based Swift network. |
| Washington says it needs the information to track and block terrorist funding, but EU regulators ruled that the original arrangement broke the union's privacy laws. | Washington says it needs the information to track and block terrorist funding, but EU regulators ruled that the original arrangement broke the union's privacy laws. |