MEPs mark red lines as EU-US anti-terror talks start

EurActiv reports that while EU and US authorities met in Madrid in April 2010 to discuss future anti-terrorism cooperation, the European Parliament renewed its concerns over the Terrorism Finance Tracking Programme, ruling out any transfer of bulk data to the Americans.

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ESO: Background information: Germany’s top court overturns EU data law http://www.europeansources.info/record/germanys-top-court-overturns-eu-data-law/

ESO: Background information: MEPs say 'no' to SWIFT http://www.europeansources.info/record/meps-say-no-to-swift/

Spain: EU Presidency: Press Release, 9.4.10: EU-USA ministerial meeting on Justice and Home Affairs. EU and USA look at how to improve counter-terrorism database exchange agreements http://www.eu2010.es/en/documentosynoticias/noticias/abr9_UE_EEUU_previa.html

Spain: EU Presidency: Press Release, 9.4.10: EU and United States discuss new deal on data exchange that will respect "European tradition of freedom and data protection” http://www.eu2010.es/en/documentosynoticias/noticias/abr9_ue_eeuu_noticia.html

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