The United States government and its counterparts across the European Union today actively share information for law enforcement and security purposes, subject to robust fundamental rights protections. These cooperative relationships are grounded in a series of binding international agreements concluded between the US and the EU, ranging from mutual legal assistance in criminal matters to airline passenger information and international financial transfer data utilized for counterterrorism purposes. All these agreements were first conceived and negotiated in the period following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. This post tells the story of how they came about and assesses how they have functioned over the ensuing decades.
To read the article, click here.
* * *
These statements are attributable only to the author, and their publication here does not necessarily reflect the view of the Cross-Border Data Forum or any participating individuals or organizations.
