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The agreements entered into between the European Union and the United States of America on transfers of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data are a considerable improvement on those negotiated in 2007. They include tighter regulations in order to protect passenger privacy, and allow data transfer solely for the purpose of combating terrorism and serious transnational crimes. Despite the fact that I agree with some of the concerns voiced by the rapporteur Ms in’t Veld, I feel her approach is counter-productive. Expressing a negative opinion in order to achieve more stringent regulations would only serve to undo all the Commission’s efforts in achieving this result. According to Commissioner Malmström, in fact, the agreements under examination represent the best possible result, and if Parliament does not approve them, it will not be possible to go back to the negotiating table. Given the importance of data transfer in the fight against terrorism, the individual Member States would therefore be forced to enter into bilateral agreements with the US, and as they would be in a weaker bargaining position, they would be unable to demand such favourable regulations for European citizens. This is why I voted in favour."@en1
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