Switzerland wants to exchange air passenger data with the EU
Published: Wednesday, Nov 1st 2023, 10:40
Updated At: Thursday, Nov 2nd 2023, 00:54
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Switzerland is to exchange air passenger data with EU countries in the future. The Federal Council approved a negotiating mandate for an agreement on Wednesday.
Such an agreement will help improve the exchange of information in police cooperation, the Federal Council writes in a statement. In addition, it should protect Switzerland as a business location and ensure internal security in the Schengen area.
Data that passengers provide when booking is used: Names, contact details and itinerary. This information is an important tool in the fight against cross-border terrorism and organized crime, writes the Federal Council. Some 70 countries have already introduced such a system, including all EU member states.
Because this is not a further development of the Schengen acquis, an agreement and thus a negotiating mandate is required, he said. The next step will be to consult the foreign policy commissions of the Federal Assembly and the Conference of Cantonal Governments.
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