Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-02-11-Speech-4-160"
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"en.20100211.12.4-160"2
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"Today I voted against the SWIFT Agreement to share banking data with the USA for counter-terrorism purposes. This agreement did not go far enough in protecting the people of Europe; it needs improved safeguards for data protection. For example with this agreement there is no prior judicial ruling needed to obtain data. Data protection is one of our basic fundamental rights. Respect for human rights is of paramount importance, and defending them is an integral part of my work in Parliament. At the same time I believe we must have measures in place to help in the fight against terrorism working in tandem with the USA; this, however, must not be achieved at the expense of our Charter of Fundamental Rights. This rejection of the Swift Agreement is a momentous occasion in the European Parliament’s history. It sends a clear message: that the European Parliament will use its newly bestowed powers from the Lisbon Treaty in the interests of democracy, by standing up and protecting the rights of its citizens. The Commission must show in any future data-sharing agreement with the USA that the correct balance is struck between fighting terrorism and respecting our citizens’ privacy."@en1
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