Alfano urges approval of EU passenger register

(ANSA) - Rome, March 23 - Interior Minister Angelino Alfano on Wednesday called for "immediate approval" of an EU-wide directive regulating the use of airline passenger information collected by airlines called passenger name records (PNR).
    Alfano warned against the issue becoming a "European soap opera" and said he thinks now "is the right time" for moving forward.
    Alfano also called for European countries to share their intelligence information.
    "Information should be put in the European data banks and none of us should be possessive about our own information," he said.
    He said Italy already does so and sharing intelligence "will make everyone stronger".