US flight security demands ruffle EU feathers

The United States is confronting the 27-nation EU bloc with a new set of security requirements, including armed sky marshals on transatlantic flights, as part of its ongoing war on terror.

According to UK daily, the Guardian, Washington has tabled for signature a ten-page memorandum of understanding, consisting of seven demands aimed at keeping better track of who wants to enter US territory.

Diplomats from two different member states have confirmed to EUobserver that a documen...