Switzerland wants to exchange air passenger data with the EU
Switzerland is to exchange air passenger data with EU countries in the future. The Federal Council on Wednesday approved a negotiating mandate for an agreement.
Such an agreement will help improve the exchange of information in police cooperation, the Federal Council wrote 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 will be 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 necessary, it said. The next step will be to consult the foreign policy committees of the federal councils and the Conference of Cantonal Governments.
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