European Parliament's Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee

MEPs Back Airline Passenger Data Collection System

The European Parliament's Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) approved Wednesday draft EU rules on sharing and protecting the Passenger Name Record (PNR) data of people flying to or from the EU, and its use by member states and Europol to fight terrorism and serious transnational crime.

Commissioner-designate Avramopoulos to face three-hour interview on EU's migration portfolio

Greek Defense Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, the EU commissioner-designate for migration and home affairs, will be heard by the European Parliament's Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) in Strasbourg on Tuesday.