1st LD: EP gives consent to EU-US Data Protection Agreement
Xinhua, December 1, 2016 Adjust font size:
The EU-U.S. data protection agreement has been given consent by the European Parliament in a vote held on Thursday morning while the parliament was meeting in a part-session here.
The agreement aims to ensure high, binding data protection standards for data exchanged between law enforcement authorities for cross border prevention, tracking and prosecution of criminal offences, including terrorist acts.
It had already been signed by the European Commission and the United States in June, but required parliamentary consent in order to enter into force. Endit