European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Mass Surveillance and Transatlantic Cooperation

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Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Author: 
Michael Plachta
Volume: 
30
Issue: 
6
Abstract: 
At its session on March 12, 2014, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a comprehensive legislative resolution on mass surveillance and its impact on EU citizens’ fundamental rights and on transatlantic cooperation in Justice and Home Affairs.[2] The resolution, in which MEPs set out their findings and recommendations to boost EU citizens' privacy, was backed by 544 votes to 78, with 60 abstentions.