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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10176
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European data protection authorities issue strong reservations over Swift agreement

Brussels, 07/07/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (G29) are of the view that the Swift agreement, which is due to be adopted by MEPs on Thursday 8 July, does not provide sufficient guarantees on the rights of European citizens (see EUROPE 10175). EDPS Peter Hustinx is particularly critical of bulk transfers which he feels are a break with European data protection principles. He says, too, that there has to...

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