Brussels, 06/04/2010 (Agence Europe) - With discussions having only just begun on the new Swift agreement, several EU states are refusing to use mutual legal assistance agreements as the basis for cooperation with the United States. On Wednesday 24 March, the European Commission presented its draft negotiating mandate, with a view to the conclusion of a long-term agreement with the United States on the transfer of banking data for the purposes of combating terrorism (see EUROPE 10105). A...