The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) on 21 June 2022 decided that respect for fundamental rights requires that the powers provided for by the PNR Directive be limited to what is strictly necessary, read the press release.

PNR Directive:
Directive (EU) 2016/681 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime, original version, consolidated version of 4 May 2016.

Addition 11 January 2023
Statewatch on 22 September 2022: EU: Travel surveillance: member states seek to circumvent court judgment on PNR.