Britain likely to get its way over European air passenger data
Britain has secured the backing of a majority of EU member states to extend the proposed EU directive on passenger name records to include flights within Europe.
UK Immigration Minister Damian Green claimed European Council backing for the UK's campaign to include intra-EU flights in a Commons statement given yesterday.
The statement announced that the UK is opting into the directive despite opposition among Eurosceptic Tory MPs and concern among human rights activists. Green said 15 member states now back the British position. He said: "We can enter into negotiations from a position of strength, knowing that we have the support of a majority of other member states on this key issue for the UK."
