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Commission adopts draft EU/US Swift agreement

Brussels, 15/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 15 June, the European Commission adopted a draft agreement over the long term aimed at allowing the United States to use European citizens' banking data held by the company Swift (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) in their Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme (TFTP). Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström, who was speaking at a press conference in Strasbourg, said the agreement: “represents a victory for...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU-Mediterranean Relations - broad consensus on need for review
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ICELAND: According to Moratinos, “principled agreement” exists among EU27 on opening acession negotiations
(EU) EU/IRAN: Question of further sanctions due to be decided by leaders at European Council (17 June)
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
(EU) EU/UKRAINE:
(EU) EU/IRAQ: EUJUST LEX sets up in Iraq
(EU) EU/CITIZENS' INITIATIVE: Council obtains general approach for agreement with Parliament in first reading
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: 5th Association Council session marked by mutual reassurance concerns
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Ambassador from Arab League feels “humiliated” by EU declaration on Gaza
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Measures taken by 12 member states are satisfactory - Cyprus, Denmark and Finland also involved in excessive deficit procedures
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Rehn criticises decision to downgrade Greece's debt
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: EPP, S&D, ALDE and Greens call on European Council to favour Community method
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Merkel and Sarkozy call for European economic government
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission adopts draft EU/US Swift agreement
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission open visa dialogue with Moldova
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Commission gives favourable opinion on scanning technology and emphasises need for common European detection standards
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: 50 million benefit from EU Food Facility
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Differences of opinion remain over inclusion or not of self-employed drivers in road transport working time directive
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2010: €12.2 million from Globalisation Adjustment Fund
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2011:
(EU) EP/EUROSTAT: Parliament wants to be sure of real enhancement of Eurostat powers
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Parliament ready to legislate as soon as possible on derivatives
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: MEPs want tight bankers' pay and bonus rules
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Unscheduled hospital care during a temporary stay in another member state reimbursed depending on scheme in place in state where care is administered
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court confirms Italian subsidy for purchase or rental of digital terrestrial decoders constitutes state aid and must be recovered
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Greater safety for electric vehicles
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Information campaign on European marking
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission wants to simplify legislation on vehicle type-approval
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Increase in industrial production in Europe
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB/UNITED KINGDOM:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 15/06/2010: