Klaus signs passenger data treaty with US

President Václav Klaus has signed a treaty with the United States requiring airline carriers from the EU to provide American authorities with data on passengers. The agreement requires 19 pieces of information to be kept on record for a period of 15, during which time it should serve to map and uncover terrorist activity. Airlines must provide the information within 15 minutes of takeoff. The president also signed a similar treaty with Australia Wednesday, however there are no direct flights from the Czech Republic to Australia at present.