The European parliament adopted a resolution on the SWIFT data transfer negotiations. Here is why even the Parliament’s conditions are problematic. The Parliament has issued a press release and the Sköne Oke blog commented it. I have also left my comments there (which I encourage you to read) but had not seen the full adopted… » read more
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Wichtige Woche für die Zukunft Europas
February 12, 2010
Griechenland Es gibt Zeiten, da passiert so viel in einer Woche, dass man schon fast nicht mehr mit dem Schreiben nachkommt. Mein Ausblick auf die Woche des Europaparlaments in Straßburg ließ schon viel betriebsame Hektik vermuten und die zugespitzte Lage in Griechenland machte einen Sondergipfel des Rates notwendig. In den Straßen von Athen wurden EU-Flaggen… » read more
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High-Noon im Europaparlament
February 11, 2010
Die Gegner haben sich durchgesetzt. (Photo: European Parlament) Punkt 12 Uhr blickte die ganze europäische Politelite ins Parlament von Strasbourg. Wie einst im Film High Noon standen sich die Gegner gegenüber und es war klar: „Es kann nur einen geben“. Die Gegner sind schnell skizziert. Auf der einen Seite: Der Rat, die Kommission, die USA… » read more
Banking data: Why MEPs must say no to SWIFT agreement
February 7, 2010
I have written before why the SWIFT agreement is bad for Europe. This post is an update based on the final agreement and the new arguments that have been brought forward. In short: the situation has not changed and MEPs should reject the SWIFT agreement. If you have not done so, read first my post… » read more
5 reasons why the SWIFT deal is very bad for Europe
November 27, 2009
Today I will list the 5 main arguments against the EU bank data transfer deal with the US.The background of the deal has already been described in my blog post yesterday. These are the 5 reasons: There is no reciprocity: The US will receive EU banking data and the EU will NOT receive any US… » read more
SWIFT – EU to grant USA nearly unlimited access to all EU banking data
November 26, 2009
The EU justice and home affairs minister are about to agree on a large-scale banking data sharing plan with the United States. The agreement will have a massive impact on the privacy of banking data of European businesses and citizens. Background of the deal It’s everything about SWIFT, a company that handles the bank transactions… » read more