EU president Tusk pushes for sharing of airline data

The deadly attack on a satirical newspaper in Paris underscores the need for an airline data-sharing proposal that has been blocked by EU lawmakers, says EU president Donald Tusk said.

Tusk told reporters in Riga he would urge the European Parliament next week to speed up work on the proposal, which would allow police and intelligence agencies to access several years of data of passengers travelling in and out of the EU.

“I hope it can help in detecting the travel of dangerous people. It’s very important, especially after the tragic attack in Paris,” Tusk said.