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Council of the European Union: Outcome of proceedings of the EU - US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting (Washington, 13 November 2015)

04 January 2016

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"the US expressed disappointment with the recent decision of the European Court of Justice ("Schrems ruling") as protection of privacy interests was a common goal for both parties and a strong priority of the Obama administration.... It expressed concern that the collateral consequences would be a limitation of US law enforcement on US soil...

The EU side also informed of its legal obligation to impose restrictions by April 2016, if the US did not lift its visa requirement for five EU Member States.

Europol made comments on increasing criminal activities in connection to the migration crisis, in particular migrant smuggling, but had not seen evidence on a systematic link to terrorism." [emphasis added]

See the full text: Council of the European Union: Outcome of proceedings of the EU - US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting (Washington, 13 November 2015) (LIMITE doc no: 14735, pdf)

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