US Vice President woos Parliament on the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme
Reacting to the speech by the US Vice President, Joe Biden, to the European Parliament today, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (VVD, Netherlands), EP rapporteur on the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme, said:
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Guy Verhofstadt: “Historic day in Strasbourg… Not yet in Brussels”
The vote of the European Parliament against the temporary SWIFT agreement today is historic.
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The Civil Liberties Committee withholds consent Financial Messaging data agreement (SWIFT)
Following the recommendation of rapporteur Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (Member of the Liberal and Democrat group) the Civil Liberties Committee today concluded that the conditions for approving the interim so-called 'Swift'...
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Financial messaging data agreement (SWIFT) likely to be rejected by Parliament
The Liberal and Democrat group in the European Parliament today concluded that the conditions for approving the interim so-called 'Swift' agreement have not been met.
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Liberals and Democrats push for balance between security and fundamental rights
Today the European Parliament voted on the 2009-2014 Stockholm programme to set out the priorities of the Union in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, building on the achievements of the expired Tampere and expiring Hague...
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Liberals and Democrats demand rejection of SWIFT agreement
Member State Representatives in Brussels (Coreper) are preparing today for the forthcoming Justice and Home Affairs Council at the end of the month which is due to decide on a draft agreement between the EU and US on the...
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Rejection to ensure EP scrutiny, strengthen European police and combating crime
Today the European Parliament voted on a package of reports on European Police Office (Europol) and one on the European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) rejecting the Council proposals taking into account the imminent entry into...
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Council rejects democratic oversight in deal with US on Bank Data
During today's plenary debate on SWIFT, the ALDE group criticised the Council approach in negotiating the new EU-US agreement once again behind closed doors and carefully avoiding any form of meaningful parliamentary involvement....
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