BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — The European Commission and the United States finalized on Tuesday negotiations on the Umbrella Agreement setting a framework for data protection in the EU-US law enforcement cooperation, EU Commissioner Vera Jourova said.
"I am very pleased that today we have finalised negotiations with the US on high data protection standards for transatlantic law enforcement cooperation," Jourova said in a statement.
The agreement will ensure high-level protection for personal data used by the EU and US law enforcement, including criminal records, she added.
The document will be signed as soon as the US Congress approves it with the Judicial Redress Bill, according to Jourova.
The European Union and the United States have been negotiating the Umbrella Agreement since March 2011.
