He pointed out that if no new agreement is in place by 1 October, air carriers flying from Europe to America risk legal complaints from EU citizens because differing national rules will apply on the transfer of PNR data to the United States.
Eiropas Parlamenta ziņojuma autore Sophia Helena In't Veld (ALDE, NL) norādīja, ka ASV prezidenta Džordža Buša pēdējie paziņojumi par slepenajiem CIP cietumiem vien parāda steidzamo nepieciešamību Eiropai runāt vienā balsī.