Carmen Romero López (S&D), blue-card question. – Mr President, Mr Busuttil, do you realise that of the national parliaments only three countries have included Passenger Name Records (PNR) in their national legislation? Do you realise that two of these countries, the UK and France, have included it in their immigration laws? Do you realise that Denmark, the third country that has included it in its legislation, has included it only for cases of terrorism?

Do you realise that with this discussion we may be stealing such an important debate as this away from the national parliaments? Do you realise that the Commission’s legal report is not the only report on this subject and that, as has been stated here, not only legal experts have participated in drawing up the data protection supervisor’s report and the report of the Article 29 Working Party? The Article 29 Working Party’s report comprises the national data protection authorities of each of the countries who have taken the view that this agreement damages the fundamental rights of EU citizens.