<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>BBC NEWS | World | Europe | EU-US airline data talks collapse</title>
<meta name="contentFlavor" content="STORY" />


<meta name="keywords" content="BBC, News, BBC News, news online, world, uk, international, foreign, british, online, service" />
<meta name="OriginalPublicationDate" content="2006/09/30 20:43:15" />

    <meta name="UKFS_URL" content="/1/low/world/europe/5395928.stm" />
    <meta name="IFS_URL" content="/2/low/europe/5395928.stm" />

<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1" />


<link href="/1/hi/world/europe/5395928.stm" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="High Graphics" />
<meta name="Headline" content="EU-US airline data talks collapse" />
<meta name="Section" content="Europe" />
<meta name="Description" content="US-EU talks on sharing airline passenger information have broken down, EU officials report." />
<meta name="THUMBNAIL_URL" content="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42149000/jpg/_42149264_breaking_news_203.jpg" />
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" link="#333366" text="#000000" vlink="#666699" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" alink="#333366">

<a href="#startcontent"><img height="2" border="0" width="1" alt="Skip to main content" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" /></a><br>

<a name="top"></a>
<b><font face="Arial" size="5">BBC NEWS / </font><font size="5">EUROPE</font></b>
<br>
<font face="Arial" size="2"><a href="/1/hi/default.stm">Graphics Version</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://newswm.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/change_edition.pl?http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/default.stm">Change to International Version</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/default.stm">BBC Sport Home</a></font>

<hr>
<font size="3">

    


	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/default.stm">News Front Page</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			<b>
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/world/default.stm">World</a>
			</b>
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/uk/default.stm">UK</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/england/default.stm">England</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/northern_ireland/default.stm">Northern Ireland</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/scotland/default.stm">Scotland</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/wales/default.stm">Wales</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/business/default.stm">Business</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/uk_politics/default.stm">Politics</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/health/default.stm">Health</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/education/default.stm">Education</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/sci/tech/default.stm">Science/Nature</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/technology/default.stm">Technology</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/entertainment/default.stm">Entertainment</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/talking_point/default.stm">Have Your Say</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/magazine/default.stm">Magazine</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	




	
	
	
	




	
	
	
	




	
	
	
	




	
	
	
	



<hr>
<b>World Contents:&nbsp;</b>


	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
				
				<a href="/1/low/world/africa/default.stm">Africa</a>
				
				 | 
			
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
				
				<a href="/1/low/world/americas/default.stm">Americas</a>
				
				 | 
			
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
				
				<a href="/1/low/world/asia-pacific/default.stm">Asia-Pacific</a>
				
				 | 
			
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				<b>
				
				<a href="/1/low/world/europe/default.stm">Europe</a>
				</b>
				 | 
			
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
				
				<a href="/1/low/world/middle_east/default.stm">Middle East</a>
				
				 | 
			
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
				
				<a href="/1/low/world/south_asia/default.stm">South Asia</a>
				
				
			
		
	
	
	



    

</font>
<hr>
<font size="3">
Saturday, 30 September 2006, 20:43 GMT 21:43 UK
<a name="startcontent"></a>
<h2>EU-US airline data talks collapse</h2>


<!-- S BO --><!-- S BO -->
<!-- S IIMA -->
	

	
		<img height="152" hspace="4" align="left" vspace="4" border="0" width="203" alt="Graphic" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42149000/jpg/_42149264_breaking_news_203.jpg" />
	
<!-- E IIMA -->

<!-- S SF -->
<B>Talks between the United States and the European Union on transferring airline passengers information and data have broken down, according to EU officials.</B>
<P>
After 9/11, US authorities demanded that airlines provide personal passenger data for all inbound flights.
<P>
An earlier agreement was ruled to be illegal by the highest European court. The deadline for a new deal was today.
<P>
A European Commission spokesman said that a "legal vacuum" could be created by the lack of agreement.
<!-- E SF -->
<P>
Airlines refusing to provide passenger lists to the US may lose landing rights but those that do risk facing legal action under EU member states' data protection legislation.
<P>
EU Transport Commission spokesman Jonathan Todd told BBC News 24 that attempts to resolve the deadlock would continue.
<P>
"We will be discussing this at the highest political levels to see how we can take if forward. There is an imperative to sort it out sooner rather than later," he said.
<P>
Since 2003, US authorities have requested that airlines provide passengers' personal data to American security officials, including credit card information and telephone numbers. 
<P>
Such data must be transferred to authorities within 15 minutes of a flight's departure for the US.
<P>
This practice was deemed illegal by the European Court of Justice.
<P><!-- E BO --><!-- E BO --><br>

<hr>
<br clear="all" />


    
        
            <a href="http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/email/news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/world/europe/5395928.stm" target="_new">
                E-mail this to a friend
            </a>
        
    




	

	

 




    

<hr><br clear="all">
<font face="Arial"  size="3">
<form action="http://newssearch.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="scope" value="newsukfs">
<input type="hidden" name="tab" value="news">
<b>SEARCH BBC NEWS:&nbsp;</b><input type="text" name="q" id="bbcpagesearchbox" size="30">
<input type="submit" value="search">
</form>
</font>
<hr>

    


	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/default.stm">News Front Page</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			<b>
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/world/default.stm">World</a>
			</b>
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/uk/default.stm">UK</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/england/default.stm">England</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/northern_ireland/default.stm">Northern Ireland</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/scotland/default.stm">Scotland</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/wales/default.stm">Wales</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/business/default.stm">Business</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/uk_politics/default.stm">Politics</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/health/default.stm">Health</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/education/default.stm">Education</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/sci/tech/default.stm">Science/Nature</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/technology/default.stm">Technology</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/entertainment/default.stm">Entertainment</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/talking_point/default.stm">Have Your Say</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
			
		      	
		       	<a href="/1/low/magazine/default.stm">Magazine</a>
			
			 | 
		
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	




	
	
	
	




	
	
	
	




	
	
	
	




	
	
	
	



<hr>
<b>World Contents:&nbsp;</b>


	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
				
				<a href="/1/low/world/africa/default.stm">Africa</a>
				
				 | 
			
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
				
				<a href="/1/low/world/americas/default.stm">Americas</a>
				
				 | 
			
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
				
				<a href="/1/low/world/asia-pacific/default.stm">Asia-Pacific</a>
				
				 | 
			
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				<b>
				
				<a href="/1/low/world/europe/default.stm">Europe</a>
				</b>
				 | 
			
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
				
				<a href="/1/low/world/middle_east/default.stm">Middle East</a>
				
				 | 
			
		
	
	
	




	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
				
				<a href="/1/low/world/south_asia/default.stm">South Asia</a>
				
				
			
		
	
	
	



    

<hr>
<br />
<a href="/newswatch/ukfs/low/default.stm"><b>NewsWatch</b></a> | <a href="/newswatch/ukfs/low/notes_and_corrections/default.stm" class="flb">Notes</a> | <a href="/newswatch/ukfs/hi/feedback/default.stm" class="flb">Contact us</a> | <a href="/newswatch/ukfs/low/about_bbc_news/default.stm" class="flb">About BBC News</a> | <a href="/newswatch/ukfs/low/profiles/default.stm" class="flb">Profiles</a> | <a href="/1/shared/spl/hi/newswatch/history/noflash/html/intro_noflash.stm" class="flb">History</a></font>
<p>
<font face="Arial"  size="3"><b><a href="#top">^ Back to top</a> | <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/default.stm">BBC Sport Home</a> | <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/education/betsie/parser.pl/www.bbc.co.uk/">BBC Homepage</a> | <a href="/1/hi/help/3281777.stm">Contact us</a> | <a href="/1/low/help/default.stm">Help</a>  | <a href="/1/low/help/3281849.stm"></a></b></font>
</font>
<img id="livestats" src="http://stats.bbc.co.uk/o.gif?~RS~s~RS~News~RS~t~RS~LowWeb_Story~RS~i~RS~5395928~RS~p~RS~38259~RS~a~RS~Domestic~RS~u~RS~/1/low/world/europe/5395928.stm~RS~r~RS~(none)~RS~q~RS~~RS~z~RS~35~RS~" />
</body>
</html>
