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EU-Switzerland Agreement on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime

Document TA-10-2026-0296 · P10_TA(2026)0296 · PE789.883

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Adopted text TA-10-2026-0296
Date
16 September 2026
Dossier
2025/0343(NLE)
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  • 16 Sept 2026 (adopted text) Consent given 549 for, 75 against, 30 abstained
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Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime. The agreement covers the transfer of PNR data between the EU and Switzerland for those law enforcement purposes.

Key points

  1. Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between the EU and the Swiss Confederation on the transfer of PNR data.
  2. The agreement concerns the transfer of Passenger Name Record data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime.

Who is affected

  • The EU and the Swiss Confederation, which would exchange PNR data under the agreement.

Legal basis. Article 16(2), Article 87(2), point (a), and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

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Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 September 2026 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (05312/2026 – C10-0077/2026 – 2025/0343(NLE))

(Consent)

The European Parliament,

–having regard to the draft Council decision (05312/2026),

–having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (05316/2026),

–having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 16(2) and Article 87(2), point (a), and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C100077/2026),

–having regard to Rule 107(1) and (4) and Rule 117(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A10-0204/2026),

1.Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;

2.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Swiss Confederation.

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European Parliament (2026). “EU-Switzerland Agreement on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime”. Text, 16 September 2026. docId TA-10-2026-0296, reference TA10-0296/2026. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/TA-10-2026-0296 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: The text on the European Parliament’s website, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-10-2026-0296_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/TA-10-2026-0296 (CC BY 4.0).
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  title = {{EU-Switzerland Agreement on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-16},
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  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/TA-10-2026-0296},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
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  note = {Text. docId TA-10-2026-0296, reference TA10-0296/2026. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-10-2026-0296\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
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