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EU-USA SWIFT DEAL: MEP Swift 'secrecy' may hamper new data deals with US

01 February 2011

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EU-USA SWIFT DEAL: MEP Swift 'secrecy' may hamper new data deals with US (euobserver, link): "The secrecy in transposing an agreement allowing US investigators to access EU banking data for anti-terrorism purposes has irked MEPs who warn the European Commission and member states they may block other transatlantic data deals."

See also Statewatch: European Commission and Europol refuse to supply data on the implementation of the EU-US TFPT (SWIFT) agreement as it is "Top Secret"

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