EU interior ministers have backed Brussels' plan to stick to the content of an air data deal with the US authorities and only change its legal basis, following a court ruling this week.
The deal obliges European airlines to transfer 34 types of data on EU passengers to Washington so it can screen passengers coming to the US.
European Commissioner vice-president Franco Frattini said he was "confident" that his team can meet the 1 October deadline set by the European Court of Justic...
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