EU foreign affairs ministers have today finalised an agreement on the transfer of air passenger data to US authorities.
The move comes despite the European Parliament's request last month to wait until the European Court of Justice had given its opinion on whether this deal contravenes EU data protection rules.
And the decision comes after the European Commission said it had secured guarantees from the US government to protect the personal data of passengers flying to the US.
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