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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9979

18 September 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/jha
MEPs obtain re-negotiation of Swift agreement in 2010

Brussels, 17/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - Put under pressure by MEPs, the Council of the EU has agreed to re-open negotiations next year, with the US authorities on the transfer of European citizens' banking data. The re-negotiations could therefore take place according to the rules of the Lisbon Treaty, which stipulates that Parliament will have to give its assent on agreements of this nature. In exchange, and while awaiting the reopening of the negotiations, MEPs are demanding that the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
SPECIAL EDITION
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17 SEPTEMBER 2009