The EU wants a quick decision on a new law that will force governments to share air passenger data.<br /><br /> The draft bill, first proposed in 2011, is being looked at again after the Paris attacks amid fears about returning jihadists from Syria.<br /><br /> A committee of MEPs rejected the legislation in 2013.<br /><br /> Senior officials also want tougher checks on the EU’s external borders.<br /><br /> Frans Timmermans, first vice-president of the European Commission, said the EU executive would “step up” its efforts politically.<br /><br /> “I think the response should be determined, measured, and also well thought through,” the former Dutch foreign minister told euronews.<br /><br /> “There is no need to an knee-jerk reaction now.That will not help the situation.”<br /><br /> The threat posed by ISIL has reignited the debate over how to fight terror.<br /><br /> But civil liberties campaigners say the collection and sharing of passenger data across Europe is a step too far, and that some governments might be tempted to misuse it.
