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EU-USA: DATA SURVEILLANCE: MEPs call for suspension of EU-US Swift agreement following new NSA revelations

10 September 2013

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"Dutch deputy Sophie in't Veld has requested that the European commission immediately suspend the EU-US terrorist finance tracking programme (TFTP) while new NSA revelations are investigated."

See the full text: MEPs call for suspension of EU-US Swift agreement following new NSA revelations (Parliament, link)

and European Parliament Press release: European parliament has ‘obligation’ to safeguard citizens’ rights to privacy, says Claude Moraes (pdf)

and see: José Bové: US demanded encrypted calls during EU-US trade talks (euractiv, link)

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