EU Parliament urges suspending data deal with US
Source: Associated Press.
BRUSSELS (AP) — European lawmakers on Wednesday called for the suspension of an agreement that grants U.S. authorities access to bank data for terror-related investigations, marking a sharp rebuke of Washington's surveillance programs.
The European Parliament's non-binding resolution, which was adopted in a 280-254 vote with 30 abstentions, followed leaks by Edward Snowden alleging the U.S. National Security Agency targeted a Belgium-based system of international bank transfers, known as SWIFT.
The measure's opponents said cancelling the agreement would jeopardize a powerful law enforcement tool that allows investigators to analyze money flows related to terrorist activities. The supporters maintained the alleged spying grossly violated the agreement and thereby voided it.
The so-called Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) could only be suspended by a two-thirds majority of the 28-nation bloc's member states if a violation were to be proven.
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but it would seem that either people stopped caring about NSA and TPP or they dislike my posts 
Glad to see it here, dipsydoodle. And not surprised 
