Push to retain flight data at European Commission

The European Commission said it plans to relook at a raft of security measures, including retaining information on persons who take flights into or out of the EU.

The European Court of Justice had previously ruled against plans to collect and retain passenger name records, arguing it would be illiegal to collect data on people not under suspicion of breaking the law.

But following the terrorist killings in Paris, it was back on the table after discussions in Riga between the European Commission and the Latvian government, which has just taken over the six-month EU presidency.