Press Release: EU-US agreements: Commission reports on TFTP and PNR

On 27 November 2013 the Commission adopted the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme (TFTP) evaluation report and a report on the joint review of the US Passenger Name Record (PNR) Agreement. The Commission assessed the value of financial information data provided under the EU-US TFTP Agreement in the fight against terrorism and how PNR data has been used by US authorities for the purpose of fighting serious crime and terrorism.

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European Commission: RAPID: Memo, MEMO/13/1054: Frequently asked questions: The EU-US agreement on the transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-1054_en.pdf

European Commission: RAPID: Memo, MEMO/13/1060: The EU-US TFTP Agreement: main elements http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-1060_en.pdf

European Commission: RAPID: Speech, SPEECH/13/985: EU-US agreements: Commission reports on TFTP and PNR http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-985_en.pdf

ESO: Background information: MEPs call for suspension of EU-US finance tracking deal http://www.europeansources.info/record/meps-call-for-suspension-of-eu-us-finance-tracking-deal/

ESO: Background information: MEPs not convinced by positive reports of data exchange deals with the US http://www.europeansources.info/record/meps-not-convinced-by-positive-reports-of-data-exchange-deals-with-the-us/

ESO: Background information: European Commission calls on the U.S. to restore trust in EU-U.S. data flows http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-european-commission-calls-on-the-u-s-to-restore-trust-in-eu-u-s-data-flows/

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