EU divided on full body scanners
08.01.10
EU countries have been debating the use of body scanners at airports, in response to the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a US-bound plane, the BBC reports. The European Commission is holding talks with aviation security experts from the EU member states in Brussels after Italy said it will introduce the scanners for US-bound flights, alongside the Netherlands and the UK. Spain has said it will wait until the Commission has made a decision regarding the scanners, while France and Germany remain uncommitted.
The Commission withdrew a draft EU regulation on body scanners in 2008, following objections from the European Parliament. The 27 EU countries are currently free to use the scanners as long as the security checks do not contradict national or EU law. However, Belgium's Transport Secretary Etiennne Schouppe said the measures were ‘excessive’, adding that security requirements at European airports were already ‘strict enough’.
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