A delegation from the European Parliament’s committee on civil liberties visited Washington, DC, last week to find out the latest information on issues like data protection and legislation on surveillance activities. EU and U.S. representatives discussed equal enforceable rights to effective judicial redress for EU citizens when data is transferred for law enforcement purposes and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. “Our numerous talks with high-ranking officials of the administration, as well as with members of Congress, showed that there is willingness on all sides to get equal treatment for EU and U.S. persons when exchanging information across the Atlantic,” said MEP Jan Philipp Albrecht.
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