let's get more on what this will mean from our brussels correspondent meabh mcmahon. talk us through this. what exactly have european states agreed to? meabh: for the last five years since 2011, when it was first put on the table by the european commission, representatives from ,he european parliament counsel, and commission have been trying to draft a directive regarding passenger name records. they will be especially monitoring people taking frequent flights to places like syria and iraq to wage jihad. the passenger name record means basically that all the data we type in when booking a flight -- shared with security and police officers and retained for up to five years. after six months, our names will be masked. it has taken two years to implement the passenger name record, a bit of a controversial topic. that is why it took so long to get through all the institutions. the european parliament has co-decisions so everything that was proposed can be checked to make sure it is ok. the problem that many political groups have, the far left, they had a big problem with t

for the latest, let's go live to brussels where correspondent meabh mcmahon is standing by. a very good afternoon to you. uncertainty asbe to when the airport will actually reopen. so.h: very much i just spoke to a spokesperson for the brussels airport and she says it is a waiting game. they are waiting for the confirmation as to when they can let the first commercial flights take off from the airport. the hope had been this evening but we are still not 100% sure. we know that when it partially reopens it will only be able to have 20% of its passengers take off and will only be able to process between 800 and 1000 passengers, instead of 5000 like before. on tuesday, a massive drill took , housing staff in a temporary area that they would use for the departure. technically things went well but still they are waiting for that green light to see when the first commercial flights can take off. according to the ceo, he said it would be very much a slow process before the airport could go back to its former glory, and it could be in the summer holiday period. really putcould not a