EU Commission Proposes to Sign Data Protection Umbrella Deal With US

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A sign is seen at the European Commission (EC) headquarters ahead of statements by the EC on the effectiveness of existing measures against tax evasion and money-laundering in light of the recent Panama Paper revelations, in Brussels, Belgium, April 12, 2016. - Sputnik International
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The Brussels-Washington Umbrella Agreement is designed to ensure a high level of protection for the personal data used by EU and US law enforcement, including criminal records.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The European Commission on Friday proposed signing the EU-US data protection Umbrella Agreement, bringing the sides closer to establishing a framework for cross-Atlantic data protection.

"Today, the European Commission proposes to the Council the signature and conclusion of the EU-US data protection Umbrella Agreement…The Council shall now adopt a decision authorising the signing of the Agreement. Once the agreement is signed, the decision concluding the Agreement will be adopted by the Council after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament," the Commission said in a press release.

The agreement was finalized by the European Commission and the United States in September, and is designed to ensure a high level of protection for the personal data used by EU and US law enforcement, including criminal records.

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The data protection agreement will provide a high level of security during data exchanges between justice and police authorities, EU Commissioner Vera Jourova was quoted as saying in the statement, adding that when finalized, the agreement would become a historic step in rebuilding trust in transatlantic data flows and strengthening privacy rights.

In February, US President Barack Obama signed the Judicial Redress Act, granting EU citizens the right to enforce data protection rights in US courts and paving the way to finalizing the Umbrella Agreement.

The European Union and the United States have been negotiating the Umbrella Agreement since March 2011.

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